Openings/Grünfeld Defense
Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation D97
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4
1,585 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 36%, Black wins 27%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a6 | 555 | 34% 39% 27% | 2334 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 358 | 34% 39% 27% | 2312 | 2026 |
| Na6 | 221 | 39% 32% 29% | 2339 | 2026 |
| c6 | 131 | 48% 28% 24% | 2147 | 2026 |
| Bg4 | 106 | 44% 36% 20% | 2333 | 2026 |
| Be6 | 106 | 32% 35% 33% | 2402 | 2023 |
| Nfd7 | 67 | 27% 45% 28% | 2269 | 2026 |
| b6 | 28 | 50% 39% | 2103 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 10 | 80% 20% | 2039 | 2025 |
| e5 | 1 | 100% | 2476 | 2021 |
| c5 | 1 | 100% | 2023 | 2013 |
| e6 | 1 | 100% | 1657 | 2013 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2882–Vachier Lagrave, M2778 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Anand, V2792–Carlsen, M2863 | ½-½ | WCh 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2881–Giri, A2752 | 1-0 | 2nd Norway Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Giri, A2797–Grischuk, A2810 | ½-½ | Tbilisi FIDE GP 2015 | 2015 |
| Aronian, L2802–Vachier Lagrave, M2804 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Giri, A2783–Mamedyarov, S2817 | ½-½ | 81st Tata Steel GpA | 2019 |
| Aronian, L2797–Giri, A2784 | ½-½ | 77th Tata Steel GpA | 2015 |
| Anand, V2797–Aronian, L2777 | 1-0 | 4th Zurich CC Classical | 2015 |
| Nakamura, Hi2786–Gelfand, B2777 | 1-0 | 5th Classic KO 2013 | 2013 |
| Kasimdzhanov, R2706–Caruana, F2844 | ½-½ | Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 | 2014 |
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