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Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Smyslov Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Nf3Bg75.Qb3dxc46.Qxc4O-O7.e4Bg4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Smyslov Variation6.2k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
49%3.0k54%
27%1.7k56%
14%87152%
6.8%42552%
2.3%14056%
0.5%2859%
0.2%1553%
0.1%633%
0.1%540%
0%250%
Famous games in this line538 master games
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2768) – Ponomariov, Ruslan (2764)2011½–½Aronian, Levon (2750) – Morozevich, Alexander (2771)2009½–½Morozevich, Alexander (2736) – Kamsky, Gata (2763)20131–0Bareev, Evgeny (2675) – Kasparov, Garry (2805)1994½–½Wojtaszek, R. (2733) – Navara, D. (2724)2015½–½Karpov, Anatoly (2705) – Kasparov, Garry (2740)19861–0Karpov, Anatoly (2705) – Kasparov, Garry (2740)1986½–½Bukavshin, I. (2655) – Svidler, P. (2739)2015½–½
Heroes of this opening Morozevich, Alexander · Karpov, Anatoly
Family
Grünfeld Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
D98
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Yugoslav Variation8.Be3 Nfd7 9.Qb3 c5Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Keres Variation8.Be3 Nfd7 9.Be2 Nb6 10.Qd3 Nc6 …
Nearby lines in the family
Grünfeld Defense: Flohr Defense1…d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 …Grünfeld Defense: Smyslov Defense1…d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 …Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Byrne Variation7…Nc6
From the archives

Ernst Grünfeld introduced the counter-strike ...d5 in 1922 and beat the future world champion Alekhine with it in Vienna that November. Thirteen-year-old Bobby Fischer's 'Game of the Century' against Donald Byrne — the queen sacrifice every chess kid learns — transposed into the same opening. Give White the centre, then chop it down.

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