Indian · a defense for Black
Grünfeld Defense: Botvinnik Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Nf3Bg75.e3O-O6.Qb3e6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Botvinnik Variation5.6k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
30%1.7k48%
22%1.2k53%
18%98653%
14%80048%
7.9%43944%
2.7%15245%
1.4%7740%
1.3%7353%
0.8%4447%
0.6%3650%
Famous games in this line300 master games
Caruana, F. (2795) – Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2788)Zubov, A UKR. (2597) – Svidler, P. (2737)Kovalyov, Anton (2596) – Giri, Anish (2715)Jumabayev, R. (2628) – Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (2661)Jussupow, Artur (2587) – Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (2699)Burmakin, Vladimir (2627) – Georgiev, Kiril (2645)Rakhmanov, Ale (2650) – Jumabayev, R. (2607)Bruzon Batista, L.. (2639) – Hakobyan, Aram (2598)Heroes of this opening Caruana, F. · Svidler, P. · Abdusattorov, Nodirbek · Bruzon Batista, L..
- Family
- Grünfeld Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D95
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qb3 e6
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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