Openings/Grünfeld Defense
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Simagin's Lesser Variation D86
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 b6
16 tournament games from this position · White wins 31%, draws 50%, Black wins 19%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 10 | 60% 30% | 2174 | 2024 |
| h4 | 4 | 75% 25% | 2257 | 2021 |
| Be3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2120 | 2023 |
Top games
| Saeed, I2411–Bernadskiy, V2611 | 1-0 | 4th Sharjah Masters 2021 | 2021 |
| Saeed, I2434–Adnani, M2448 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Macias Pino, Diego2471–Suarez Uriel, A2401 | 1-0 | Madrid Chess Festival A | 2024 |
| Dordzhieva, D2314–Ding Yixin2438 | ½-½ | Russia-China Match Women | 2019 |
| Matras, On2264–Domogaev, S2400 | 1-0 | 4th Prague Summer Open | 2017 |
| Soderstrom, Adrian2095–Kenneskog, Theodor2305 | ½-½ | 49th Rilton Cup 2019-20 | 2019 |
| Chekletsov, Ilya2113–Wagener, Cl2245 | ½-½ | 26th Czech Rapid G1 2015 | 2015 |
| Martirosyan, Garik2018–Demianjuk, A2330 | ½-½ | 2nd Yerevan Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Araujo, S2090–Caetano, Ryan Wesley Da Costa2155 | ½-½ | 14th American Continental | 2019 |
| Biyiksiz, Ali Batuhan1971–Blesic, V2268 | 0-1 | Caissa Hotel Yunus GpA | 2022 |
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