Tree path 5 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Indian Defense › Normal Variation › Old Indian Defense › Ukrainian Variation
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Indian Defense A45
- Normal Variation A50
- Old Indian Defense A53
- Ukrainian Variation A54 you are here
Old Indian Defense: Ukrainian Variation
Overview
Old Indian Defense: Ukrainian Variation is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A54.
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 d6 3. Nc3 e5, after 6 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Old Indian Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
It branches into 2 notable variations — Old Indian Defense: Duz-Khotimirsky Variation, Old Indian Defense: Two Knights Variation.
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- ECO code
- A54
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 6
- Parent
- Old Indian Defense
- Direct variations
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
402,052 games · White 43.4% / Draw 6.8% / Black 49.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| dxe5 | 179,307 | |
| d5 | 90,580 | |
| Nf3 | 68,311 | |
| e3 | 27,586 | |
| e4 | 18,230 | |
| Bg5 | 14,084 | |
| g3 | 2,331 | |
| f3 | 486 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:16:56
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