Tree path 4 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Indian Defense › Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit › Oshima Defense
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Indian Defense A45
- Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit A45
- Oshima Defense A45 you are here
Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Oshima Defense
Overview
Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Oshima Defense belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO A45, Flank Openings). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
Play reaches this position via 1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 e5, after 4 plies of opening development.
The line refines Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- A45
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
809 games · White 50.6% / Draw 3.5% / Black 46.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| g5 | 645 | |
| dxe5 | 124 | |
| h3 | 8 | |
| e4 | 7 | |
| d5 | 6 | |
| Bg5 | 6 | |
| Bg2 | 5 | |
| e3 | 4 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:56:21
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