Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...Nf6/2. c4/2...g6/3. Nc3/3...Bg7/4. Nf3

Indian Defence
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqk2r/ppppppbp/5np1/8/2PP4/2N2N2/PP2PPPP/R1BQKB1R b
Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3

Indian Defence

4. Nf3

This Knight development is solid but leaves the options open for Black to either play The King's Indian or the Grunfeld Defence. If Black wishes to play the Grunfeld then responding immediately with d5 is required as white next move is likely to be 5. e4 which prevents d5 from being played.

Theory table

For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3

	4	5	6	7
King's Indian Defence	... d6	e4 O-O	Be2 e5	O-O Nc6	∞
King's Indian Defence	... O-O	e4 d6	Be2 e5	O-O Nc6	∞
Grunfeld Defence	... d5	cxd5 Nxd5	e4 Nxc3	bxc3 e5	∞

References

• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.

External links

• 365Chess. 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3
• chessgames. 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3