Tree path 5 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Indian Defense › Normal Variation › Old Indian Defense › Aged Gibbon Gambit
- Caissa Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Indian Defense A45
- Normal Variation A50
- Old Indian Defense A53
- Aged Gibbon Gambit A53 you are here
Old Indian Defense: Aged Gibbon Gambit
Overview
Old Indian Defense: Aged Gibbon Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO A53, 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. c4 d6 3. g4.
The line refines Old Indian Defense, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- A53
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 5
- Parent
- Old Indian Defense
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Statistics from Lichess
497 games · White 45.1% / Draw 5.0% / Black 49.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| g6 | 162 | |
| Bxg4 | 154 | |
| Nxg4 | 83 | |
| Nbd7 | 34 | |
| h6 | 21 | |
| c6 | 19 | |
| e5 | 11 | |
| c5 | 4 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:04:52
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