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Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Seville Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.cxd5Nxd55.e4Nxc36.bxc3Bg77.Bc4c58.Ne2Nc69.Be3O-O10.O-OBg411.f3Na512.Bxf7+
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Seville Variation11k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
100%11k52%
0.1%721%
Famous games in this line400 master games
Giri, Anish (2764) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)2020½–½Kramnik, Vladimir (2751) – Kasparov, Garry (2812)1999½–½Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (2727) – Wei Yi (2740)2024½–½Karpov, Anatoly (2715) – Kasparov, Garry (2750)19881–0Karpov, Anatoly (2715) – Kasparov, Garry (2750)1988½–½Van Wely, Loek (2700) – Leko, Peter (2745)2001½–½Karpov, Anatoly (2700) – Kasparov, Garry (2740)1987½–½Karpov, Anatoly (2700) – Kasparov, Garry (2740)19870–1
Heroes of this opening Karpov, Anatoly · Kasparov, Garry
Family
Grünfeld Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
D87
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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From the archives

Ernst Grünfeld introduced ...d5 against the fianchetto structures in 1922 and promptly beat future world champion Alekhine with it. Thirteen-year-old Bobby Fischer's 'Game of the Century' against Donald Byrne — the queen sacrifice every chess kid learns — was a Grünfeld. Give White the center, then chop it down.

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