Grünfeld Defense
Grünfeld Defense is regularly played in classical games between masters. Below you will find its variations, move orders, result statistics and the players who play it most, compiled from games of 2500+ rated players.
Played by: Vachier Lagrave, Dubov, Tabatabaei, Mamedyarov, Shankland, Aronian, So, Le
Main line
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Bb5+ Nc6 9.O-O O-O 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Qc2 cxd4 12.cxd4 Bg4 13.Ne5 Qxd4 14.Bb2 Qb6 15.Rab1 Bxe5
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Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation · ECO D85 · for Black
Three Knights Variation · ECO D90 · for Black
Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System · ECO D91 · for Black
Stockholm Variation · ECO D80 · for Black
Main line · ECO D80 · for Black
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Statistics from classical games of 2500+ rated players. Notation: K king, Q queen, R rook, B bishop, N knight.