D77 · Indian · a defense for Black
Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation
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1.d4Nf62.Nf3g63.g3Bg74.Bg2O-O5.O-Od56.c4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation510k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
10%53k47%
5.9%30k41%
1.8%9.1k41%
1.7%8.4k44%
1.2%6.1k44%
0.8%4.3k42%
0.7%3.8k43%
Famous games in this line5.0k master games
Ding, Liren (2791) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Carlsen, M. (2864) – Mamedyarov, S. (2759)Giri, A. (2785) – So, W. (2815)Nakamura, Hi (2777) – Caruana, F. (2822)Kramnik, Vladimir (2812) – Giri, A. (2782)So, W. (2778) – Caruana, F. (2816)Kramnik, Vladimir (2801) – Giri, A. (2790)Kramnik, Vladimir (2783) – Caruana, F. (2805)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · So, W. · Caruana, F.
- Family
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D77
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c4
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