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- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Indian Defense A45
- Paleface Attack A45
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Indian Defense: Paleface Attack, Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Deferred
Overview
Indian Defense: Paleface Attack, Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Deferred 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.
It is reached after 5 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d5 3. e4.
The line refines Paleface Attack, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- A45
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 5
- Parent
- Paleface Attack
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Statistics from Lichess
162,018 games · White 51.5% / Draw 4.4% / Black 44.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| dxe4 | 143,996 | |
| e6 | 9,041 | |
| c6 | 3,052 | |
| c5 | 1,972 | |
| Nc6 | 1,967 | |
| g6 | 675 | |
| e5 | 471 | |
| h6 | 125 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:04:20
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