Indian · a defense for Black
Grünfeld Defense: Opocensky Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Nf3Bg75.e3O-O6.Bd2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Opocensky Variation51k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
39%20k57%
19%9.9k52%
13%6.7k50%
6.5%3.3k55%
4.5%2.3k51%
3.8%2.0k52%
2.9%1.5k53%
2.7%1.4k52%
2.4%1.2k51%
2.4%1.2k47%
Famous games in this line378 master games
Mamedyarov, S. (2808) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2789)Caruana, F. (2822) – So, W. (2765)Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (2762) – Nepomniachtchi, I. (2767)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2739) – Anand, Viswanathan (2788)Bu Xiangzhi (2718) – Li Chao2 (2725)Praggnanandhaa, R. (2779) – Mamedov, Rau (2659)Ponomariov, Ruslan (2743) – Volokitin, Andrei (2687)Deac, Bogdan-Daniel (2700) – Duda, J. (2724)Heroes of this opening Abdusattorov, Nodirbek · Duda, J.
- 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. Bd2
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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