Caissa Codex
A47

Indian Defense: Schnepper Gambit

Chess diagram: Indian Defense: Schnepper Gambit after 3…e5

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Statistics from Lichess

16 games: White 50.0% / Draw 0.0% / Black 50.0%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 30, 2026

Engine evaluation

+3.63 White is clearly better

Best play: 4. dxe5 Ng8 5. e4 Nc6 6. Bf4 Nge7 7. Bc4 Ng6 8. Bg3 Bb7

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

Overview

Indian Defense: Schnepper Gambit (ECO A47, Flank Openings) is a gambit in the Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c3 e5 (3 moves).

In 16 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 50.0%, Black 50.0% and 0.0% were drawn. White's most played move here is 4. dxe5, in 31% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 3. c3 e5, the position after Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Indian Defense: Schnepper Gambit (A47)”. Lichess data as of 30 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/indian-defense-schnepper-gambit

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