Openings/Grünfeld Defense
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation D88
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4
172 tournament games from this position · White wins 45%, draws 29%, Black wins 26%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Na5 | 56 | 54% 29% 18% | 2020 | 2026 |
| Bg4 | 53 | 40% 30% 30% | 2115 | 2026 |
| b6 | 26 | 46% 27% 27% | 2062 | 2025 |
| e6 | 13 | 46% 23% 31% | 1990 | 2025 |
| Qa5 | 8 | 25% 50% 25% | 1939 | 2024 |
| Bd7 | 7 | 29% 14% 57% | 2109 | 2025 |
| a6 | 6 | 33% 33% 33% | 1858 | 2025 |
| e5 | 1 | 100% | 1699 | 2015 |
| b5 | 1 | 100% | 1931 | 2025 |
| Rb8 | 1 | 100% | 1927 | 2024 |
Top games
| Mekhitarian, K2542–Howell, D2650 | 0-1 | 44th Olympiad 2022 | 2022 |
| Zubov, A Ukr2597–Bernadskiy, V2572 | ½-½ | 8th Llucmajor Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Bluebaum, M2643–Votava, J2521 | 1-0 | TCh-AUT 2019-20 | 2020 |
| Bobras, P2488–Plat, V2561 | ½-½ | TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2019 | 2019 |
| Yuffa, D2587–Licznerski, L2441 | ½-½ | European Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Lovkov, R2462–Bernadskiy, V2511 | 0-1 | 9th Varna Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Kourkoulos Arditis, Stamatis2505–Martinez Ramirez, L2458 | 1-0 | Guimaraes Open 2021 | 2021 |
| Farago, I2377–Ilincic, Z2448 | ½-½ | FSGM October 2017 | 2017 |
| Nurkiewicz, M2349–Licznerski, L2447 | ½-½ | TCh-POL 1st League 2022 | 2022 |
| Farago, I2389–Ivanov, Mm2391 | ½-½ | FSGM August 2017 | 2017 |
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