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Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Nf3Bg75.Bf4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack376k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
66%247k51%
14%52k46%
6.4%24k53%
4%15k44%
3.5%13k45%
1.7%6.5k44%
1.3%4.9k43%
0.9%3.3k42%
0.6%2.4k45%
0.5%1.9k42%
Famous games in this line2.0k master games
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2757) – Carlsen, Magnus (2872)Kramnik, Vladimir (2790) – Kasparov, Garry (2825)Kramnik, Vladimir (2788) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2781)Mamedyarov, S. (2756) – Caruana, F. (2802)Radjabov, T.. (2765) – Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2784)Radjabov, T.. (2765) – So, W.. (2770)Grischuk, Alexander (2761) – Caruana, Fabiano (2770)Yu Yangyi (2752) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2778)Heroes of this opening Kramnik, Vladimir · Ivanchuk, Vassily · Nepomniachtchi, I..
- Family
- Grünfeld Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D92
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4
FianchettoSharpAggressiveHypermodern
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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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