Caissa Codex
A45

Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit

Chess diagram: Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit after 2. g4

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Statistics from Lichess

117,812 games: White 49.7% / Draw 3.8% / Black 46.4%

The moves played next. Pick one to see it on the board.
Next moveGamesWhite / Draw / BlackW / D / B
Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit Accepted 65,63366K
14,54615K
9,8189,818
9,7449,744
8,9198,919
3,6893,689
3,2303,230
Oshima Defense 582582

Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Nov 1, 2026

Engine evaluation

−0.82 Black is better

Best play: 2... Nxg4 3. e4 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 g6 6. Nc3 Qe6+ 7. Ne2

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit (ECO A45, Flank Openings) is a gambit in the Indian Defense, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 (2 moves).

In 117,812 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 49.7%, Black 46.4% and 3.8% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 2…Nxg4, in 56% of those games.

It branches into 2 named variations; the most played are Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit Accepted and Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Oshima Defense. In all, 4 named lines continue from it.

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How to play against the Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit

The most played answer, 2…Nxg4 (Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit Accepted), also scores best for Black: 50.0%, with Black winning 48.1% and White 48.0% of 66K games. Of the main answers, 2…g6 scores lowest: 45.4%. Stockfish's first choice is also 2…Nxg4.

Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: Black's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings

Variations (2)

Other lines from the same position

Instead of 2. g4, the position after Indian Defense also goes on to:

All 4 named lines that continue from here

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Caissa Codex. “Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit (A45)”. Lichess data as of 1 Nov 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/indian-defense-gibbins-weidenhagen-gambit

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