Indian · a defense for Black
Grünfeld Defense: Flohr Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Nf3Bg75.Qa4+
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Flohr Variation3.8k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
45%1.7k45%
44%1.7k46%
5.6%21142%
2.6%9943%
2.4%9234%
0.1%40%
0%10%
0%10%
Famous games in this line380 master games
Nakamura, Hi (2789) – Caruana, F. (2782)Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2742) – Topalov, Veselin (2813)Wang, Hao (2737) – Aronian, Levon (2815)Mamedyarov, S. (2746) – Caruana, F. (2804)Svidler, P. (2751) – Gelfand, B. (2753)Wang, Hao (2737) – Grischuk, Alexander (2764)Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2761) – Giri, Anish (2734)Bacrot, Etienne (2725) – Morozevich, Alexander (2760)Heroes of this opening Topalov, Veselin · Aronian, Levon · Svidler, P. · Grischuk, Alexander
- Family
- Grünfeld Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D90
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qa4+
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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