Tree path 4 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Indian Defense › Normal Variation › Indian Defense: Medusa Gambit
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- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Indian Defense A45
- Normal Variation A50
- Indian Defense: Medusa Gambit A50 you are here
Indian Defense: Medusa Gambit
Overview
Indian Defense: Medusa Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO A50, 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. c4 g5, after 4 plies of opening development.
The line refines Indian Defense: Normal Variation, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- A50
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
25,060 games · White 58.5% / Draw 3.9% / Black 37.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 12,179 | |
| Bxg5 | 10,370 | |
| Nf3 | 1,085 | |
| e3 | 664 | |
| g3 | 266 | |
| h3 | 108 | |
| h4 | 93 | |
| d5 | 69 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:57:02
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