Indian · a defense for Black
Grünfeld Defense: Makogonov Variation
11/11
1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Nf3Bg75.e3O-O6.b4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Makogonov Variation9.2k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
26%2.4k50%
21%1.9k50%
12%1.1k50%
12%1.1k48%
12%1.1k51%
3.9%35546%
2%18756%
2%18453%
1.9%17752%
1.9%17145%
Famous games in this line409 master games
Kamsky, Gata (2763) – Gelfand, Boris (2773)Moiseenko, Alexander (2699) – Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2717)Karjakin, Sergey (2732) – Van Wely, Loek (2677)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2678) – Svidler, Peter (2723)Bacrot, Etienne (2729) – Sasikiran, Krishnan (2652)Akobian, Varuzhan (2624) – Ponomariov, Ruslan (2739)Moiseenko, A1. (2707) – Volokitin, And (2638)Tomashevsky, Evgeny (2654) – Bu, Xiangzhi (2685)Heroes of this opening Ivanchuk, Vassily · Bacrot, Etienne · Ponomariov, Ruslan · Volokitin, And
- Family
- Grünfeld Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D94
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. b4
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
★ Read the guide: Grünfeld DefenseExplore all 59 Grünfeld Defense lines →Keep exploring
Nearby lines in the family
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.
Study this opening