Indian Defense: Seirawan Attack
Overview
Indian Defense: Seirawan Attack sits at the top of the Indian Defenses tree, indexed as ECO E00.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
It begins with 5 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Bg5 to reach the canonical position.
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- ECO code
- E00
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 5
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Statistics from Lichess
825,637 games · White 46.5% / Draw 5.1% / Black 48.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Be7 | 283,409 | |
| d5 | 183,822 | |
| Bb4+ | 126,838 | |
| h6 | 112,946 | |
| c5 | 60,011 | |
| b6 | 28,650 | |
| c6 | 13,928 | |
| g6 | 4,699 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:15:01
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