Closed · a defense for Black

Grünfeld Defense: Smyslov Defense

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1.d4d52.c4c63.Nc3Nf64.e3g65.Nf3Bg76.Bd3O-O7.O-OBg4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Smyslov Defense67k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
70%46k52%
6.6%4.4k48%
6.2%4.1k48%
5%3.4k47%
4.9%3.3k50%
1.7%1.2k51%
1.3%88744%
1%68149%
0.9%57440%
0.7%44243%
Famous games in this line654 master games
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2786) – Carlsen, Magnus (2786)20081–0Aronian, Levon (2807) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2753)2011½–½Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2753) – Caruana, Fabiano (2774)2013½–½Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2764) – Kamsky, Gata (2762)2012½–½Ivanchuk, Vassily (2779) – Kamsky, Gata (2725)2009½–½Ivanchuk, Vassily (2786) – Bu, Xiangzhi (2714)20080–1Giri, Anish (2720) – Wang, Hao (2752)2013½–½Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2752) – Rublevsky, Sergei (2676)20071–0
Heroes of this opening Ivanchuk, Vassily · Bu, Xiangzhi · Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
Family
Grünfeld Defense
Category
Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
D94
Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bg4
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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