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Opening· 5 plies

Indian Defense: Devin Gambit

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO E00), reached after 5 half-moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g4.

Indian Defense: Devin Gambit ECO E00
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About this opening

Indian Defense: Devin Gambit is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code E00. ECO group E (E00–E99) covers Indian defences against 1.d4, covering the Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, King's Indian and Catalan systems. This particular variation is reached after 5 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g4.

It belongs to the Indian Defense family. Within that family this is a sub-variation (the Devin Gambit line).

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.d4 Nf6, 2.c4 e6, 3.g4. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.

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