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The Main line, also known as the Ukrainian Variation, arises after 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.e4; White can also play 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8+, but despite the displacement of Black's king, this has long been known to offer no advantage, e.g. 5...Kxd8 6.Nf3
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in the 1920s. The idea behind it is that 3...Bf5 prevents White from immediately grabbing space with 4.e4. The variation did not gain much popularity until the 1980s. Several top-level players have employed the line multiple times, including
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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
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and freed the f8-bishop. After 5...Be7 6.Be2 0-0 7.0-0 c6 8.Re1 (or 8.Be3), White stands slightly better.
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The Old Indian is considered sound, though developing the bishop at e7 is less
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Komarov, Dmitry; Djuric, Stefan; Pantaleoni, Claudio (2009).
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The Janowski Variation, 3.Nc3 Bf5, was first introduced by
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3...Nbd7 4.Nc3 will likely transpose to the Main line.
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3...Bg4 (Tartakower-Indian Variation) is suggested by
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2258: 2255: 2254: 2253: 2250: 2246: 2243: 2242: 2241: 2238: 2236: 2233: 2232: 2230: 2228: 2224: 2218: 2215: 2213: 2210: 2208: 2205: 2203: 2200: 2198: 2195: 2191: 2188: 2187: 2186: 2183: 2181: 2178: 2176: 2173: 2171: 2168: 2166: 2163: 2161: 2158: 2156: 2153: 2151: 2148: 2146: 2143: 2141: 2138: 2136: 2133: 2131: 2128: 2126: 2123: 2121: 2118: 2114: 2111: 2110: 2109: 2106: 2104: 2101: 2100: 2098: 2096: 2092: 2086: 2083: 2081: 2080:Transposition 2078: 2076: 2073: 2071: 2068: 2064: 2061: 2059: 2056: 2054: 2051: 2049: 2046: 2044: 2041: 2040: 2039: 2036: 2034: 2031: 2027: 2024: 2023: 2022: 2019: 2017: 2014: 2012: 2009: 2007: 2004: 2002: 1999: 1995: 1992: 1990: 1987: 1985: 1982: 1980: 1977: 1975: 1972: 1971: 1970: 1967: 1965: 1962: 1961: 1959: 1957: 1953: 1947: 1944: 1942: 1939: 1935: 1932: 1931: 1930: 1927: 1925: 1922: 1920: 1919: 1915: 1911: 1908: 1906: 1903: 1901: 1898: 1896: 1893: 1891: 1888: 1887: 1886: 1883: 1881: 1878: 1876: 1873: 1871: 1868: 1866: 1863: 1862: 1860: 1858: 1854: 1846: 1843: 1841: 1838: 1836: 1833: 1832: 1831: 1830:Chess museums 1828: 1826: 1823: 1819: 1816: 1814: 1811: 1809: 1806: 1805: 1804: 1801: 1799: 1798:Notable games 1796: 1792: 1789: 1785: 1782: 1780: 1777: 1776: 1775: 1772: 1770: 1767: 1763: 1760: 1759: 1758: 1755: 1754: 1753: 1750: 1746: 1743: 1741: 1738: 1736: 1733: 1731: 1728: 1726: 1723: 1721: 1718: 1716: 1715: 1711: 1709: 1708: 1704: 1703: 1702: 1699: 1698: 1696: 1694: 1690: 1683: 1677: 1675: 1672: 1670: 1667: 1663: 1660: 1658: 1655: 1653: 1650: 1648: 1645: 1643: 1640: 1638: 1635: 1633: 1630: 1629: 1628: 1625: 1621: 1618: 1616: 1613: 1611: 1608: 1607: 1606: 1603: 1602: 1600: 1598: 1594: 1588: 1587:World records 1585: 1581: 1578: 1577: 1576: 1573: 1569: 1566: 1564: 1561: 1560: 1559: 1558:Rating system 1556: 1550: 1547: 1546: 1545: 1542: 1540: 1537: 1536: 1535: 1532: 1530: 1527: 1525: 1522: 1520: 1517: 1513: 1510: 1508: 1505: 1503: 1500: 1498: 1495: 1494: 1493: 1490: 1486: 1483: 1482: 1481: 1478: 1476: 1473: 1472: 1470: 1468: 1464: 1460: 1453: 1448: 1446: 1441: 1439: 1434: 1433: 1430: 1422: 1416: 1412: 1407: 1403: 1397: 1393: 1389: 1384: 1383: 1375: 1372: 1371: 1362: 1359: 1355: 1352: 1349: 1345: 1344: 1343: 1341: 1340:transposition 1331: 1329: 1325: 1321: 1317: 1312: 1298: 1295: 1292: 1289: 1286: 1283: 1280: 1277: 1274: 1272: 1271: 1267: 1264: 1263: 1259: 1256: 1255: 1251: 1248: 1247: 1243: 1240: 1239: 1235: 1232: 1231: 1227: 1224: 1223: 1219: 1216: 1215: 1211: 975: 974: 971: 968: 965: 962: 959: 956: 953: 950: 947: 945: 944: 934: 931: 924: 909: 906: 903: 900: 897: 894: 891: 888: 885: 883: 882: 878: 875: 874: 870: 867: 866: 862: 859: 858: 854: 851: 850: 846: 843: 842: 838: 835: 834: 830: 827: 826: 822: 586: 585: 582: 579: 576: 573: 570: 567: 564: 561: 558: 556: 555: 541: 534: 532: 531: 525: 523: 519: 514: 506: 504: 500: 495: 493:king's bishop 488: 481: 478: 474: 472: 469: 465: 464: 463: 461: 460:chess opening 457: 447: 443: 440: 437: 433: 429: 427: 426: 421: 417: 413: 404: 401: 398: 395: 392: 389: 386: 383: 380: 378: 377: 373: 370: 369: 365: 362: 361: 357: 354: 353: 349: 346: 345: 341: 338: 337: 333: 330: 329: 325: 322: 321: 317: 81: 80: 77: 74: 71: 68: 65: 62: 59: 56: 53: 51: 50: 44: 37:Chess opening 33: 27:Chess opening 19: 3124:Chess engine 3109:Chess boxing 3069: 2839:Wrong bishop 2691:theory table 2665:Torre Attack 2648:Slav Defence 2610: 2556:Colle System 2531:Scheveningen 2490:Pirc Defence 2433:Italian Game 2428:Giuoco Piano 2373:RĂ©ti Opening 2296:Piece values 2284:MarĂłczy Bind 2245:the exchange 2235:Compensation 2165:Interference 2155:Double check 1929:Time control 1916: 1890:by agreement 1818:grandmasters 1762:South Africa 1712: 1705: 1681:Score sheets 1627:Chess pieces 1534:Online chess 1480:Chess titles 1475:Chess theory 1410: 1392:New In Chess 1387: 1337: 1308: 919: 528: 526: 524:Variations. 507: 484: 455: 453: 423: 3054:Chess books 2854:Tournaments 2713:Fool's mate 2478:Vienna Game 2468:Scotch Game 2301:Prophylaxis 2217:Zwischenzug 2202:Undermining 2170:Overloading 2130:Combination 1979:descriptive 1674:Chess table 1669:Chess clock 1485:Grandmaster 1338:Or via the 1320:Bent Larsen 1316:Mikhail Tal 3161:joke chess 3114:Chess club 2802:opposition 2264:Middlegame 2252:Initiative 2175:Pawn storm 2140:Deflection 2011:Key square 2001:Fianchetto 1934:Fast chess 1918:En passant 1610:chessboard 1348:de Firmian 499:fianchetto 445:Synonym(s) 3144:Stockfish 3134:Deep Blue 3129:AlphaZero 3037:paintings 2829:Tablebase 2793:Strategy 2703:Irregular 2458:Ruy Lopez 2418:Open Game 2185:Sacrifice 2145:Desperado 2048:connected 2021:Open file 2016:King walk 1974:algebraic 1905:Stalemate 1880:Checkmate 1605:Chess set 1597:Equipment 3218:Category 3203:Category 3156:glossary 2817:Zugzwang 2797:fortress 2734:Endgames 2643:Declined 2638:Accepted 2316:Openings 2274:Hedgehog 2240:Exchange 2227:Strategy 2207:Windmill 2058:isolated 2043:backward 1865:Castling 1808:amateurs 1701:Timeline 1575:Variants 1529:Glossary 1512:software 1497:glossary 1368:See also 522:Averbakh 3104:Arbiter 3097:Related 2954:Solving 2944:Amateur 2526:Najdorf 2108:Battery 2095:Tactics 2070:Swindle 2053:doubled 2033:Outpost 1964:Blunder 1779:Armenia 1693:History 1539:Premove 1507:engines 1502:matches 1467:Outline 518:Sämisch 501:on g7. 430:A53–A55 3042:poetry 3032:novels 3007:CaĂŻssa 2939:Senior 2929:Junior 2517:Dragon 2512:Alapin 2197:Skewer 2063:passed 2006:Gambit 1813:female 1774:Europe 1757:Africa 1652:Knight 1647:Bishop 1417:  1398:  1326:, and 512:active 435:Parent 2989:WCSCC 2934:Youth 2924:Blitz 2919:Rapid 2909:Women 2872:Women 2824:Study 2679:Other 2212:X-ray 2135:Decoy 2120:Block 2075:Tempo 2038:Pawns 1956:Terms 1875:Check 1857:Rules 1791:India 1784:Spain 1769:China 1662:Fairy 1637:Queen 1568:norms 1459:Chess 1334:3.Nf3 929:space 458:is a 415:Moves 3027:film 2984:WCCC 2979:TCEC 2969:CSVN 2914:Team 2884:List 2160:Fork 2085:Trap 1885:Draw 1657:Pawn 1642:Rook 1632:King 1580:List 1549:list 1524:FIDE 1415:ISBN 1396:ISBN 921:Nfd7 520:and 454:The 2964:CCC 2180:Pin 1984:PGN 1330:. 475:2. 471:Nf6 466:1. 425:ECO 3220:: 1394:. 1390:. 1322:, 1318:, 480:d6 477:c4 468:d4 2519:/ 1451:e 1444:t 1437:v 1423:. 1404:. 1360:. 1350:. 1296:h 1293:g 1290:f 1287:e 1284:d 1281:c 1278:b 1275:a 1268:1 1265:1 1260:2 1257:2 1252:3 1249:3 1244:4 1241:4 1236:5 1233:5 1228:6 1225:6 1220:7 1217:7 1212:8 976:8 969:h 966:g 963:f 960:e 957:d 954:c 951:b 948:a 923:! 907:h 904:g 901:f 898:e 895:d 892:c 889:b 886:a 879:1 876:1 871:2 868:2 863:3 860:3 855:4 852:4 847:5 844:5 839:6 836:6 831:7 828:7 823:8 587:8 580:h 577:g 574:f 571:e 568:d 565:c 562:b 559:a 402:h 399:g 396:f 393:e 390:d 387:c 384:b 381:a 374:1 371:1 366:2 363:2 358:3 355:3 350:4 347:4 342:5 339:5 334:6 331:6 326:7 323:7 318:8 82:8 75:h 72:g 69:f 66:e 63:d 60:c 57:b 54:a 34:. 20:)

Index

Old Indian Defence
Old Indian (dish)
ECO
Indian Defence
chess opening
d4
Nf6
c4
d6
King's Indian Defense
king's bishop
fianchetto
Mikhail Chigorin
active
Sämisch
Averbakh
Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
algebraic notation
!
space
Dawid Janowski
Mikhail Tal
Bent Larsen
Florin Gheorghiu
Kamran Shirazi
transposition
de Firmian
King's Indian Defence
List of chess openings
New In Chess

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