East Indian Defense

East Indian Defense is a chess opening with the ECO code A48. It goes 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn) and Black answers 1... Nf6. After 4 moves it is White to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.

The moves

• 1. d4 – White plays the pawn to d4
• 1... Nf6 – Black plays the knight to f6
• 2. Nf3 – White plays the knight to f3
• 2... g6 – Black plays the pawn to g6

In chessGM's opening book this position continues with 3. Bf4.

chessGM has a full course for this line: open the East Indian Defense course lesson.

Related openings

• It extends: Indian Defense: Knights Variation (1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3)
• Continues with: Indian Defense: Colle System, King's Indian Variation – adds 3. e3 Bg7 4. Bd3 d6
• Continues with: London System – adds 3. Bf4
• Continues with: Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack – adds 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4
• Continues with: Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense – adds 3. Bg5
• Continues with: Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation – adds 3. g3
• Continues with: King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation – adds 3. c4

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