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Old Indian Defense: Janowski Variation, Main Line

ECO A53 · 100 games · Black to move

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. f3
53% White6% Draw41% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nbd72626.0%
e52626.0%

A further 48 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4Indian Defense 1... Nf6Indian Defense: Normal Variation 2. c4Old Indian Defense 2... d6Old Indian Defense: Janowski Variation 3... Bf5Old Indian Defense: Janowski Variation, Main Line 4. f3

Other lines in this family

Janowski VariationA53…390Czech Variation, with Nc3A53… 3... c61,961Ukrainian VariationA54… 3... e5837Two Knights VariationA54… 3... e5 4. Nf3327Normal VariationA55… 3... Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Nf3206Old Indian DefenseA53…12,376Czech Variation, with Nf3A53… 3. Nf3 c6668Tartakower-IndianA54… 3. Nf3 Bg4118Old Indian DefenseA41… 1... d6 2. c415,475

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.