Old Indian Defense

In the Old Indian Defence is a chess opening of the game. The Old Indian Defence is one of the closed-end games and it appears from the Indian defense. In the opening system of the ECO codes it is classified among the keys to A53 A55.

The Ancient Indian defense begins with the trains

1 d2 -d4 Ng8 - f6 2 c2 - c4 d7 - d6

And was invented by Wilfried Paulsen because he saw that his younger brother Louis, who played first King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack with the ( 2 ... g7- g6 3 Nb1 - c3 Bf8 - g7 4 e2- e4 d7 d6 5 f2 - f4) did not get along. Old Indic therefore is younger than the King's Indian. Black should first Sb8 - d7 and e7 - e5 play before it decides on the development of his king runner. By eliminating the Fianchettierung the rotor f8 - it is developed by Be7 - created Old Indic.

Black is usually quite concentrated, so white has a lot of space for free development. Black sets usually detect early on e7 - e5 and Sb8 - d7. He is so in comparison to the King's Indian defense options Sb8 - c6 and c7 - c5 out of hand. Jörg Hickl has the Altindische defense in his repertoire.

The following sequels are known in the Variant 3 Nb1 - c3 e7 - e5 4 Sg1 -f3 d7 - Sb8:

  • 5 Lc1 - g5 Bf8 - e7 6 e2 -e3
  • 5 g2 - g3 c6 c7 - 6 Lf1 - g2 Bf8 - e7 7 0-0 0-0 8 e2- e4
  • 5 e2 -e4 e7 - Bf8 6 Lf1 - e2 0-0 7 0-0 c7 - c6

The main variation is often achieved via 3 Nb1 - c3 Sb8 d7 - 4 -f3 e7 - e5 Sg1. Besides, black needs flattening 3 Nb1 - c3 e7 - e5 not fear 4 d4xe5 d6xe5 5 Dd1xd8 Ke8xd8.

Anders created is the black game after 3 Nb1 - c3 e7 - e5 4 Sg1 -f3 e5 -e4. Black plays here in the center and on the kingside.

The Janowski version is reached after 3 Nb1 - c3 Bc8 - f5, would make it more difficult with the black center of the advance e2- e4.

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