"Old Indian" redirects here. For the Nicaraguan dish, see Old Indian (dish).
Chess opening
Old Indian Defense
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Moves
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6
ECO
A53–A55
Parent
Indian Defence
Synonym(s)
Chigorin Indian
The Old Indian Defense is a chess opening defined by the moves:
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 d6
This opening is distinguished from the King's Indian Defense in that Black develops their king's bishop on e7 rather than by fianchetto on g7. Mikhail Chigorin pioneered this defense late in his career.
The Old Indian is considered sound, though developing the bishop at e7 is less active than the fianchetto, and it has never attained the popularity of the King's Indian. Some King's Indian players will use the Old Indian to avoid certain anti-King's Indian systems, such as the Sämisch and Averbakh Variations.
The opening is classified in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings with the codes A53–A55.
This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.
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