Indian · a defense for Black
Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Keres Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Nf3Bg75.Qb3dxc46.Qxc4O-O7.e4Bg48.Be3Nfd79.Be2Nb610.Qd3Nc611.O-O-O
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Keres Variation75 games · Black to move
Only 75 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
23%1735%
19%1461%
13%1040%
12%950%
12%956%
6.7%560%
5.3%438%
2.7%20%
2.7%250%
1.3%10%
Famous games in this line2 master games
Pashikian, Arman (2621) – Maslak, Konstantin (2541)Pinoy, Shrewd (2311) – Marusiak, Lech (2467)- Family
- Grünfeld Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D98
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4 8. Be3 Nfd7 9. Be2 Nb6 10. Qd3 Nc6 11. O-O-O
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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