Openings/Grünfeld Defense
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation, Pawn Grab Line D85
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+
87 tournament games from this position · White wins 53%, draws 28%, Black wins 20%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bd2 | 87 | 53% 28% 20% | 2183 | 2025 |
Top games
| Salem, Ar2603–Navara, D2729 | 0-1 | 77th Tata Steel GpB | 2015 |
| Postny, E2644–Mikhalevski, V2571 | 1-0 | TCh-ISR 2015 | 2015 |
| Markos, J2572–Pacher, M2493 | 1-0 | TCh-SVK 2016-17 | 2017 |
| Polak, T2512–Petr, Ma2531 | ½-½ | TCh-CZE Extraliga 2014-15 | 2014 |
| Grigoryan, Av2605–Chighladze, I2396 | ½-½ | 2nd Grand Europe Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Jakubowski, K2531–Socko, M2441 | 1-0 | XXXV Zamenhofa Mem | 2016 |
| Ju Wenjun2544–Ding Yixin2427 | ½-½ | 3rd Women Masters | 2013 |
| Boros, De2459–Zierk, S2488 | ½-½ | St Louis Inv GM 2016 | 2016 |
| Nguyen, Thai Dai Van2510–Low, Zhen Yu Cyrus2437 | 1-0 | 17th Marienbad GMA2 2018 | 2018 |
| Gorodetzky, David2447–Khmelniker, I2483 | 0-1 | TCh-ISR 2019 | 2019 |
Grünfeld Defense variations
Grünfeld DefenseD80Gibbon GambitD80Lutikov VariationD80Zaitsev GambitD80Stockholm VariationD80Russian Variation, Accelerated VariationD81Brinckmann AttackD82Three Knights VariationD90Counterthrust VariationE60Three Knights VariationD90Exchange VariationD85Three Knights Variation, Burille VariationD94Three Knights Variation, Petrosian SystemD91Three Knights Variation, Hungarian AttackD92Russian VariationD96Flohr VariationD90Exchange Variation, Nadanian AttackD85Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld GambitD83Makogonov VariationD94Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Capablanca VariationD83Three Knights Variation, Hungarian VariationD93Opocensky VariationD94Three Knights Variation, Paris VariationD94Three Knights Variation, Vienna VariationD95