D78 · Indian · a defense for Black

Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense

12/12
1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nf3Bg74.g3O-O5.Bg2c66.O-Od5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense625k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
46%288k54%
21%128k55%
9.8%61k55%
7.8%49k53%
4.3%27k51%
3%19k55%
1.9%12k59%
1.2%7.5k43%
1.1%7.0k50%
1%6.3k49%
Famous games in this line5.2k master games
Ding, Liren (2791) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)2020½–½Carlsen, Magnus (2826) – Anand, Viswanathan (2800)20101–0Carlsen, M. (2864) – Mamedyarov, S. (2759)20221–0Carlsen, Magnus (2815) – Aronian, Levon (2808)2011½–½Giri, A. (2785) – So, W. (2815)20170–1Caruana, F. (2819) – Giri, A. (2779)2019½–½Caruana, F. (2818) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2778)20190–1So, W. (2778) – Caruana, F. (2816)2018½–½
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · So, W. · Vachier Lagrave, M.
Family
Neo-Grünfeld Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
D78
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d5
Fianchetto
Explore all 16 Neo-Grünfeld Defense lines →
Keep exploring
Go deeper — named lines from here
Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange VariationD79 7.cxd5 cxd5
Nearby lines in the family
Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Modern DefenseD77 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O …Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Polgar VariationD77 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O …Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical VariationD77 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O …
Study this opening
Open in the opening tree →Videos on YouTube ↗