Openings/Old Indian Defense
Old Indian Defense: Two Knights Variation A54
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3
801 tournament games from this position · White wins 45%, draws 28%, Black wins 27%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nbd7 | 469 | 45% 27% 28% | 2307 | 2026 |
| e4 | 162 | 41% 28% 31% | 2335 | 2026 |
| exd4 | 111 | 52% 28% 20% | 2210 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 58 | 41% 31% 28% | 2375 | 2026 |
| Qe7 | 1 | 100% | 2529 | 2024 |
Top games
| Svidler, P2747–Jobava, Ba2702 | ½-½ | 20th TCh-RUS 2013 | 2013 |
| Vitiugov, N2705–Andreikin, D2715 | ½-½ | 65th ch-RUS | 2012 |
| Moiseenko, A12707–Rapport, R2704 | ½-½ | 41st Olympiad Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Andreikin, D2737–Rakhmanov, Ale2667 | ½-½ | European Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2729–Rakhmanov, Ale2653 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Le Quang Liem2712–Mamedov, Rau2637 | 0-1 | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Dreev, A2667–Korobov, A2680 | 1-0 | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Andreikin, D2710–Theodorou, Nikolas2634 | 1-0 | FIDE World Rapid Team | 2026 |
| Lupulescu, C2584–Rapport, R2752 | 0-1 | SuperUnited Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Maghsoodloo, Parham2701–Markus, Rob2627 | ½-½ | GM Belgrade 2022 | 2022 |
Old Indian Defense variations
Old Indian DefenseA41Old Indian DefenseA53Aged Gibbon GambitA53Czech Variation, with Nc3A53Czech Variation, with Nf3A53Ukrainian VariationA54Janowski VariationA53Tartakower-IndianA54Janowski Variation, Fianchetto VariationA53Janowski Variation, Grinberg GambitA53Janowski Variation, Main LineA53Duz-Khotimirsky VariationA54Normal VariationA55