Indian · a defense for Black
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.cxd5Nxd5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation2.1M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
81%1.7M49%
5.5%113k48%
4.5%93k55%
3.6%74k40%
1.9%40k49%
1.7%35k51%
0.6%12k51%
0.4%7.7k47%
0.1%1.8k40%
Famous games in this line23k master games
Carlsen, M. (2882) – Nepomniachtchi, I. (2774)Anand, V. (2792) – Carlsen, M. (2863)Carlsen, Magnus (2863) – Ding, Liren (2791)Carlsen, M. (2872) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780)Carlsen, M. (2875) – Grischuk, A. (2775)Carlsen, M. (2875) – Mamedyarov, S. (2774)Carlsen, M. (2875) – Mamedyarov, S. (2774)Carlsen, Magnus (2863) – Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2784)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M.
- Family
- Grünfeld Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D85
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Nadanian Attack5.Na4Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 · 6 deeper linesGrünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 · 1 deeper lineGrünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Larsen Variation5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 O-O …
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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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