Old Indian Defense

Old Indian Defense is a chess opening with the ECO code A53. It goes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6. 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

About the Old Indian Defense

Black plays ...d6, ...Nf6 and ...e5 against 1.d4, with the bishop on e7 instead of g7. It is solid but gives White more space.

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