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Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Byrne Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Nf3Bg75.Qb3dxc46.Qxc4O-O7.e4Nc6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Byrne Variation8.6k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
39%3.4k53%
17%1.4k50%
16%1.4k43%
13%1.1k44%
8%68449%
4.2%36354%
1.4%11957%
0.4%3643%
0.3%2333%
0.2%1836%
Famous games in this line779 master games
Carlsen, M. (2882) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2778)20191–0Aronian, L. (2802) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2804)2017½–½Giri, A. (2783) – Mamedyarov, S. (2817)2019½–½Aronian, L. (2797) – Giri, A. (2784)2015½–½Aronian, L.. (2781) – Giri, A.. (2776)20210–1Nepomniachtchi, I. (2767) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780)20191–0Yu Yangyi (2763) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2774)2019½–½Anand, Viswanathan (2790) – Leko, Peter (2745)20011–0
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Giri, A.. · Nepomniachtchi, I. · Anand, Viswanathan
Family
Grünfeld Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
D97
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Nc6
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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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, Prins Variation7…Na6
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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