Indian · a defense for Black
Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Nf3Bg75.Bf4O-O6.e3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Variation372k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
44%163k56%
23%84k46%
9%34k45%
5%19k45%
3.5%13k49%
3.1%12k49%
2.7%10k43%
2.3%8.4k45%
1.9%7.0k46%
1.6%6.1k45%
Famous games in this line1.1k master games
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2757) – Carlsen, Magnus (2872)Kramnik, Vladimir (2788) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2781)Radjabov, T.. (2765) – Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2784)Radjabov, T.. (2765) – So, W.. (2770)Yu Yangyi (2752) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2778)Yu Yangyi (2752) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2778)Kramnik, Vladimir (2788) – Kamsky, Gata (2723)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2757) – Gelfand, Boris (2740)Heroes of this opening Ivanchuk, Vassily · Nepomniachtchi, I.. · Yu Yangyi
- Family
- Grünfeld Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D93
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3
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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