Indian Defences
The Indian Defences is a very general name for almost any queen pawn opening where Black does not play “d5”. Usually Black plays “Nf6” against d4 to get to an Indian Defence.
Diagram: The Start of an Indian Defence
The main Indian Defences are:
- King’s Indian Defence
- Queen’s Indian Defence
- Nimzo-Indian Defence
- Bogo-Indian Defence
- Old Indian Defence
The other openings with some Indian-like opening characteristics include: