Indian defences are characterized by the opening moves 1. d4 Nf6, although they can be reached by other move orders. These defences have a vast body of theory and have been employed by nearly all masters since the early twentieth century. They are all to varying degrees hypermodern defences, where Black invites White to establish an imposing presence in the centre with the plan of drawing it out, undermining it, and destroying it.

The Indian defences are considered more ambitious and double-edged than the symmetrical reply 1 ... d5. In the Queen's Gambit Declined, Black accepts a cramped, passive position with the plan of gradually equalizing and obtaining counterplay. In contrast, breaking symmetry on move one leads to rapid combat in the centre, where Black can obtain counterplay without necessarily equalizing first.

According to Chessbase, black chances are about 43%

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Contributors : Thibault de Vassal



[ECO "A45"] [Opening "Queen's pawn game"]


c4 : 1843 games, White ELO av : 1785, Black ELO av : 1789
    1-0 : 40.1%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 18.9%  ,   0-1 : 34.2%

Nf3 : 412 games, White ELO av : 1769, Black ELO av : 1773
    1-0 : 31.3%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 19.4%  ,   0-1 : 41%

Nc3 : 116 games, White ELO av : 1523, Black ELO av : 1553
    1-0 : 36.2%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 1.7%  ,   0-1 : 55.2%

Bg5 : 107 games, White ELO av : 1694, Black ELO av : 1726
    1-0 : 31.8%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 11.2%  ,   0-1 : 48.6%

f3 : 48 games, White ELO av : 1852, Black ELO av : 1860
    1-0 : 56.3%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 10.4%  ,   0-1 : 14.6%

e3 : 34 games, White ELO av : 1627, Black ELO av : 1674
    1-0 : 23.5%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 2.9%  ,   0-1 : 73.5%

Bf4 : 19 games, White ELO av : 1570, Black ELO av : 1646
    1-0 : 21.1%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 68.4%

f4 : 10 games, White ELO av : 1677, Black ELO av : 1569
    1-0 : 20%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 70%

e4 : 9 games, White ELO av : 1405, Black ELO av : 1522
    1-0 : 55.6%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 44.4%

g3 : 7 games, White ELO av : 1381, Black ELO av : 1519
    1-0 : 14.3%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 85.7%

d5 : 3 games, White ELO av : 1420, Black ELO av : 1467
    1-0 : 66.7%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 33.3%

h3 : 3 games, White ELO av : 1357, Black ELO av : 1500
    1-0 : 33.3%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 66.7%

b3 : 2 games, White ELO av : 1280, Black ELO av : 1550
    1-0 : 50%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 50%

c3 : 2 games, White ELO av : 1918, Black ELO av : 1936
    1-0 : 0%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 50%

g4 : 2 games, White ELO av : 1488, Black ELO av : 1597
    1-0 : 50%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 50%

Qd3 : 1 game, White ELO av : 1673, Black ELO av : 1400
    1-0 : 100%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 0%

a3 : 1 game, White ELO av : 1000, Black ELO av : 1149
    1-0 : 0%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 100%



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