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Grünfeld Defense: Lutikov Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.f3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Lutikov Variation61k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
80%49k50%
7.8%4.7k58%
4.7%2.8k46%
4.1%2.5k47%
0.9%57344%
0.8%50546%
0.8%49452%
0.3%20351%
0.2%11650%
0.1%5040%
Famous games in this line65 master games
Ju Wenjun (2567) – Lagno, Kateryna (2547)Conquest, Stuart (2495) – Stohl, Igor (2560)Botvinnik, Ilia (2443) – Greenfeld, Alon (2574)Pomes Marcet, Juan (2410) – Tukmakov, Vladimir B (2600)Botvinnik, Ilia (2434) – Greenfeld, Alon (2570)Lalic, Bogdan (2520) – Wohl, Aleksandar H (2461)Pomes Marcet, Juan (2420) – Djuric, Stefan (2560)Pomes Marcet, Juan (2410) – Malisauskas, Vidmantas (2570)Heroes of this opening Conquest, Stuart · Tukmakov, Vladimir B · Greenfeld, Alon · Djuric, Stefan
- Family
- Grünfeld Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D80
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. f3
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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