Openings/Old Indian Defense
Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-Indian A54
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 Bg4
330 tournament games from this position · White wins 40%, draws 32%, Black wins 28%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 164 | 40% 33% 27% | 2274 | 2026 |
| Qb3 | 72 | 50% 29% 21% | 2267 | 2025 |
| g3 | 35 | 23% 31% 46% | 2275 | 2025 |
| e3 | 33 | 42% 30% 27% | 2275 | 2025 |
| Nbd2 | 18 | 28% 44% 28% | 2209 | 2026 |
| h3 | 5 | 20% 60% 20% | 2147 | 2025 |
| Nfd2 | 2 | 100% | 2178 | 2013 |
| Qd3 | 1 | 100% | 2156 | 2019 |
Top games
| Wojtaszek, R2715–Mamedyarov, S2743 | ½-½ | FIDE World Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Wojtaszek, R2715–Lenic, L2659 | 1-0 | FIDE World Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Gelfand, B2741–Romanov, E2573 | ½-½ | 31st ECC Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Shankland, S2662–Naroditsky, D2626 | ½-½ | Imre Konig Inv Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Gajewski, G2621–Efimenko, Z2651 | 0-1 | Bundesliga 2016-17 | 2017 |
| Le Quang Liem2693–Kotsur, P2548 | 1-0 | World Blitz Final | 2012 |
| Donchenko, Alexa2569–Krasenkow, M2610 | ½-½ | TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 | 2016 |
| Jianu, V2491–Predke, A2673 | 0-1 | 55th Italian Teams GpA | 2024 |
| Matlakov, M2670–Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan2493 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Jumabayev, R2613–Megaranto, S2535 | 0-1 | Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup | 2016 |
Old Indian Defense variations
Old Indian DefenseA41Old Indian DefenseA53Aged Gibbon GambitA53Czech Variation, with Nc3A53Czech Variation, with Nf3A53Ukrainian VariationA54Janowski VariationA53Janowski Variation, Fianchetto VariationA53Janowski Variation, Grinberg GambitA53Janowski Variation, Main LineA53Two Knights VariationA54Duz-Khotimirsky VariationA54Normal VariationA55