本条目使用代数记谱法来描述国际象棋棋子的走法。

印度防御是国际象棋开局后兵开局的一种，走法为： 1.d4 Nf6

常见的印度防御的变着有：

Indian defences are chess openings characterised by the moves:

They are all to varying degrees hypermodern defences, where Black invites White to establish an imposing presence in the centre with the plan of undermining and ultimately destroying it. Although the Indian defences were championed in the 1920s by players in the hypermodern school, they were not fully accepted until Russian players showed in the late 1940s that these systems are sound for Black. Since then, the Indian defences have become a popular way for Black to respond to 1.d4 because they often offer an unbalanced game with winning chances for both sides. Transpositions are important and many variations can be reached by several move orders.