Indian · a defense for Black
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Nadanian Attack
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.cxd5Nxd55.Na4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Nadanian Attack14k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
74%10k45%
4.8%67640%
2.7%37850%
2.7%37345%
2.6%36933%
2.3%32347%
2.3%31845%
2.1%28841%
1.9%2628%
1.3%17741%
Famous games in this line316 master games
Vachier Lagrave, M. (2765) – Caruana, F. (2802)Nakamura, Hi (2754) – Nepomniachtchi, I. (2775)Nakamura, Hikaru (2736) – Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2784)Xiong, Jeffery (2679) – Wei Yi (2736)Xiong, Jeffery (2679) – Wei Yi (2736)Lysyj, Igor (2590) – Morozevich, Alexander (2762)Lysyj, Igor (2629) – Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2719)Lysyj, Igor (2629) – Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2719)Heroes of this opening Nakamura, Hikaru · Xiong, Jeffery · Morozevich, Alexander
- Family
- Grünfeld Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D85
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na4
FianchettoSharpAggressiveHypermodern
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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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