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Van Geet Opening: Grünfeld Defense

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1.e4d52.Nc3dxe43.Nxe4e5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Van Geet Opening: Grünfeld Defense166k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
46%76k53%
21%35k56%
9.3%15k52%
7.4%12k45%
4.2%6.9k48%
Van Geet Opening: Grünfeld Defense, Steiner Gambit2.4%3.9k50%
1.3%2.2k49%
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Lange Gambit1.1%1.8k53%
1.1%1.8k49%
0.8%1.4k48%
Famous games in this line53 master games
Lu Shanglei (2634) – Harikrishna, P. (2739)2018½–½Khusnutdinov, R. (2470) – Harikrishna, P. (2725)20181–0Wang Chen (2495) – Zeng, C. (2542)20180–1Gareev, T. (2590) – Sarkar, J. (2408)2015½–½Brodsky, Michail (2520) – Raetsky, Alexander (2465)1993½–½Larsson, Mats (2381) – Marczell, Ing. Peter (2572)2008½–½Larsson, Mats (2392) – Kerr, Stephen (2547)20040–1Figlio, Gino (2568) – Pichelin, Xavier (2355)20080–1
Heroes of this opening Khusnutdinov, R. · Zeng, C. · Kerr, Stephen · Pichelin, Xavier
Family
Van Geet Opening
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B01
Line
1. e4 d5 2. Nc3 dxe4 3. Nxe4 e5
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