Closed · a defense for Black
Grünfeld Defense: Flohr Defense
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1.d4d52.c4c63.Nc3Nf64.e3g65.Nf3Bg76.Bd3O-O7.O-OBf5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Flohr Defense2.6k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
62%1.6k49%
8.5%22547%
6.9%18248%
6.4%16844%
4.2%11045%
3.6%9440%
2.5%6753%
1.3%3342%
1.2%3253%
0.8%2164%
Famous games in this line82 master games
Aleksandrov, Aleksej (2601) – Gagunashvili, Merab (2582)Kacheishvili, Giorgi (2556) – Sturua, Zurab (2580)Moiseenko, Alexander (2561) – Turov, Maxim (2553)Tregubov, Pavel V (2599) – Nechepurenko, Roman V (2510)Harutyunian, T. (2472) – Andriasian, Z. (2600)Seirawan, Yasser (2585) – Meduna, Eduard (2485)Gurevich, Mikhail (2590) – Sapis, Witalis (2470)Murshed, Niaz (2505) – Barua, Dibyendu (2550)Heroes of this opening Gagunashvili, Merab · Sturua, Zurab · Moiseenko, Alexander · Tregubov, Pavel V
- Family
- Grünfeld Defense
- Category
- Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D94
- Line
- 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bf5
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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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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