Indian · a defense for Black
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.cxd5Nxd55.e4Nxc36.bxc3Bg77.Nf3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation828k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
32%261k51%
2.7%22k45%
0.5%4.5k42%
0.5%3.9k41%
0.3%2.3k41%
0.2%1.9k46%
0.2%1.4k42%
0.1%1.2k46%
0%30536%
Famous games in this line10k master games
Carlsen, M. (2875) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2779)Carlsen, Magnus (2863) – Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2784)Carlsen, M.. (2862) – Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2784)Kramnik, Vladimir (2797) – Kasparov, Garry (2827)Kramnik, Vladimir (2770) – Kasparov, Garry (2849)Kramnik, Vladimir (2758) – Kasparov, Garry (2851)Aronian, L. (2802) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2804)Aronian, L. (2797) – Grischuk, A. (2795)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Kramnik, Vladimir
- 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. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3
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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