Indian Defense · A45
Paleface Attack, Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Deferred
1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d5 3. e4
The pawns on d5 and e4 stand in direct tension - the first player to resolve it chooses the structure.
The first 4 moves, explained
- 1. d4 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling e5, and frees the bishop and queen.
- 1... Nf6 Develops the knight to f6, eyeing d5 and e4.
- 2. f3 Fights for e4 from the flank - contesting the centre without committing a centre pawn. Theory calls this the Paleface Attack.
- 2... d5 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling e4, and frees the bishop and queen.
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Where this fits
This line is one of 53 in the Indian Defense. If you want to know where your own games leave it, the guide on leaving theory explains how that is found.