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Moves | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Bg5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ECO | E00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent | Indian Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Synonym(s) | Seirawan Attack |
The Neo-Indian Attack is a chess opening that begins with the moves:
This opening is also known as the Seirawan Attack, after top 1980s player Yasser Seirawan.
The pinning of the f6-knight looks similar to the Torre Attack, but while the Torre is fairly common, the Neo-Indian is rarely played. The move order has been used by players such as David Janowski against Edward Lasker in New York City 1922. [1] The opening has been considered a possible opening surprise in the Secrets of Opening Surprises series. [2]
The most common responses from Black are:
Unless the game transposes to another variation, the Neo-Indian is classified as E00 by the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.