All chess openings

Indian Defence openings

Black answers 1.d4 with 1…Nf6 and lets White build the big centre, intending to shoot at it with pieces and a timed pawn break. The King's Indian invites the whole centre forward and then attacks it; the Nimzo-Indian pins the knight holding it together; the Grünfeld gives the centre up on move three and spends the game proving it was overextended.

7 openings

• King's Indian Defence (E60) — Allow White the centre then attack it with pieces and pawns
• Nimzo-Indian Defence (E20) — Bishop pair pressure and flexible pawn structures
• Grünfeld Defence (D85) — Invite White to build a huge centre — then spend the game demolishing it
• Queen's Indian Defence (E15) — Fight for e4 with a fianchettoed bishop and give White absolutely nothing
• Modern Benoni (A70) — A ruined structure and a queenside majority — Tal's favourite kind of chess
• Benko Gambit (A59) — One pawn for two open files and pressure that never, ever stops
• Budapest Gambit (A52) — Throw a pawn at move two and get every piece out with tempo