Indian · a defense for Black
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Simagin's Lesser Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.cxd5Nxd55.e4Nxc36.bxc3Bg77.Bc4O-O8.Ne2b6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Simagin's Lesser Variation2.4k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
76%1.8k50%
15%35553%
3.2%7563%
2.1%4946%
1.3%3058%
0.6%1580%
0.3%838%
0.3%850%
0.3%856%
0.3%714%
Famous games in this line124 master games
Harikrishna, Penteala (2609) – Azmaiparashvili, Zurab (2679)Cheparinov, Ivan (2646) – Petrosian, Tigran L (2580)Dreev, Alexey (2645) – Adorjan, Andras (2565)Kortschnoj, Viktor (2670) – Sax, Gyula (2530)Spassky, Boris V (2610) – Timman, Jan H (2590)Berkes, Ferenc (2590) – Navara, David (2608)Seirawan, Yasser (2585) – Leko, Peter (2555)Gligoric, Svetozar (2565) – Sax, Gyula (2565)Heroes of this opening Harikrishna, Penteala · Cheparinov, Ivan · Adorjan, Andras · Spassky, Boris V
- 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 b6
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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