Openings/Grünfeld Defense
Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Levenfish Variation D97
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 b6
28 tournament games from this position · White wins 50%, draws 11%, Black wins 39%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bf4 | 13 | 31% 15% 54% | 2022 | 2024 |
| e5 | 13 | 69% 23% | 2188 | 2025 |
| Qb3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2080 | 2026 |
Top games
| Jakovenko, D2736–Li Chao22687 | 1-0 | 8th RUS-CHN Summit Men Classical | 2012 |
| Morozevich, A2675–Sviridov, Va2519 | 1-0 | St.Petersburg Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Tin, Jingyao2584–Abdilkhair, Abilmansur2378 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Sorokin, Aleksey2379–Glukhov, A22296 | 1-0 | Moscow Open A 2015 | 2015 |
| Mahalakshmi, M2221–Padmini, R2374 | ½-½ | 43rd ch-IND w 2016 | 2016 |
| Saber, Yasser2136–Oussedik, Mahfoud2440 | 1-0 | El Ksiba Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Weller, Jean-Luc2115–Hanley, C2419 | 0-1 | 99th ch-GBR 2012 | 2012 |
| Nguyen Thi Thanh An2237–Luong Phuong Hanh2122 | 0-1 | ch-VIE w 2014 | 2014 |
| Kocsmar, Akos2196–Iliev, Hristiyan2114 | ½-½ | World Youth Open U18 2024 | 2024 |
| Gislason, G2321–Thorsteinsdottir, H1985 | 1-0 | Icelandic Open Championship 2013 | 2013 |
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