Slav Indian: Kudischewitsch Gambit

Slav Indian: Kudischewitsch Gambit is a chess opening with the ECO code A40, part of the Slav Indian family. It goes 1. d4 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b5. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn) and Black answers 1... c6. After 6 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... c6 – Black plays the pawn to c6
• 2. Nf3 – White plays the knight to f3
• 2... Nf6 – Black plays the knight to f6
• 3. c4 – White plays the pawn to c4
• 3... b5 – Black plays the pawn to b5

Related openings

• It extends: Queen's Pawn Game (1. d4)
• Related line: Slav Indian (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6)

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