In the 1920's, 1.d4 Nf6 was considered an irregular opening. Then Tartakower read an old German journal in which there was a game played in 1875 by two Brahmans which began 1.d4 Nf6. Thereafter he jokingly referred to this as the Indian Defense. This is a group for players who are interested in exploring the White and Black sides of the hypermodern "Indian" defenses to 1.d4. Collectively, our group repetoire includes 9 distinct openings: Benko Gambit, Benoni Defense, Bogo-Indian Defense, Budapest Gambit, Grünfeld Defense, Indian Game, King's Indian Defense, Nimzo-Indian Defense, and Queen's Indian Defense. All our Team Matches, in-house Tournaments, and Vote Chess games are based around these openings. We currently have a 300 membership maximum. Please apply if you:
play any of these openings
are interested in joining Team Matches and Tournaments
In the 1920's, 1.d4 Nf6 was considered an irregular opening. Then Tartakower read an old German journal in which there was a game played in 1875 by two Brahmans which began 1.d4 Nf6. Thereafter he jokingly referred to this as the Indian Defense. This is a group for players who are interested in exploring the White and Black sides of the hypermodern "Indian" defenses to 1.d4. Collectively, our group repetoire includes 9 distinct openings: Benko Gambit, Benoni Defense, Bogo-Indian Defense, Budapest Gambit, Grünfeld Defense, Indian Game, King's Indian Defense, Nimzo-Indian Defense, and Queen's Indian Defense. All our Team Matches, in-house Tournaments, and Vote Chess games are based around these openings. We currently have a 300 membership maximum. Please apply if you:
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