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Grünfeld Defense: Lundin Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Bg5Ne45.Nxe4dxe46.Qd2c5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Lundin Variation735 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
68%49659%
19%14153%
7.9%5848%
2.4%1850%
1.5%119%
1.1%813%
0.3%20%
0.1%10%
Famous games in this line2 master games
Hess, Robert L (2595) – Vovsha, Eli (2483)20120–1Bazilov, Arman (2248) – Demianjuk, Alexander (2334)20071–0
Heroes of this opening Vovsha, Eli · Bazilov, Arman
Family
Grünfeld Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
D80
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. Qd2 c5
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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