Indian · a defense for Black
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Simagin's Improved Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.cxd5Nxd55.e4Nxc36.bxc3Bg77.Bc4O-O8.Ne2Nc6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Simagin's Improved Variation5.8k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
71%4.1k51%
23%1.3k51%
1.6%9057%
0.7%4342%
0.4%2239%
0.4%2162%
0.3%1756%
0.3%1765%
0.3%1644%
0.3%1573%
Famous games in this line382 master games
Caruana, F. (2804) – Aronian, L. (2722)Kramnik, Vladimir (2780) – Svidler, Peter (2710)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2714) – Svidler, Peter (2713)Beliavsky, Alexander G (2654) – Ftacnik, Lubomir (2608)Matlakov, M. (2670) – Bai, Jinshi (2585)Beliavsky, Alexander G (2640) – Gulko, Boris F (2610)Sakaev, Konstantin (2630) – Hracek, Zbynek (2610)Spassky, Boris V (2640) – Huebner, Robert (2595)Heroes of this opening Beliavsky, Alexander G · Ivanchuk, Vassily · Matlakov, M. · Sakaev, Konstantin
- Family
- Grünfeld Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D86
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 Nc6
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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