D98 · Indian · a defense for Black
Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Smyslov Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Nf3Bg75.Qb3dxc46.Qxc4O-O7.e4Bg4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Smyslov Variation6.2k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
49%3.0k54%
27%1.7k56%
14%87152%
6.8%42552%
2.3%14056%
0.5%2859%
0.2%1553%
0.1%633%
0.1%540%
0%250%
Famous games in this line538 master games
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2768) – Ponomariov, Ruslan (2764)Aronian, Levon (2750) – Morozevich, Alexander (2771)Morozevich, Alexander (2736) – Kamsky, Gata (2763)Bareev, Evgeny (2675) – Kasparov, Garry (2805)Wojtaszek, R. (2733) – Navara, D. (2724)Karpov, Anatoly (2705) – Kasparov, Garry (2740)Karpov, Anatoly (2705) – Kasparov, Garry (2740)Bukavshin, I. (2655) – Svidler, P. (2739)Heroes of this opening Morozevich, Alexander · Karpov, Anatoly
- 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
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Yugoslav VariationD99 8.Be3 Nfd7 9.Qb3 c5Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Keres VariationD98 8.Be3 Nfd7 9.Be2 Nb6 10.Qd3 Nc6 …
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From the archives
Ernst Grünfeld introduced ...d5 against the fianchetto structures in 1922 and promptly beat future world champion Alekhine with it. Thirteen-year-old Bobby Fischer's 'Game of the Century' against Donald Byrne — the queen sacrifice every chess kid learns — was a Grünfeld. Give White the center, then chop it down.
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