Openings/Grünfeld Defense
Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Prins Variation D97
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Na6
225 tournament games from this position · White wins 39%, draws 32%, Black wins 29%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be2 | 186 | 41% 34% 25% | 2341 | 2026 |
| e5 | 11 | 18% 55% 27% | 2338 | 2025 |
| Bf4 | 7 | 29% 71% | 2218 | 2018 |
| Be3 | 7 | 29% 29% 43% | 2326 | 2023 |
| a3 | 5 | 80% 20% | 2434 | 2023 |
| Bg5 | 4 | 100% | 2205 | 2022 |
| Qa4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2511 | 2019 |
| Qb3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2461 | 2020 |
| h3 | 1 | 100% | 2158 | 2025 |
Top games
| Anand, V2792–Carlsen, M2863 | ½-½ | WCh 2014 | 2014 |
| Anand, V2797–Aronian, L2777 | 1-0 | 4th Zurich CC Classical | 2015 |
| Gelfand, B2773–Topalov, V2767 | 0-1 | FIDE GP Beijing | 2013 |
| Morozevich, A2736–Gelfand, B2773 | 1-0 | FIDE GP Beijing | 2013 |
| Giri, A2730–Ivanchuk, V2769 | ½-½ | 1st FIDE GP London 2012 | 2012 |
| Gelfand, B2743–Li Chao22746 | 0-1 | 10th Tal Mem 2016 | 2016 |
| Wojtaszek, R2713–Ponomariov, R2729 | 0-1 | 13th Karpov GM | 2012 |
| Morozevich, A2683–Gelfand, B2735 | ½-½ | 5th Zurich CC Match | 2016 |
| Tomashevsky, E2706–So, W2710 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2013 | 2013 |
| Ding Liren2766–Van Wely, L2640 | ½-½ | 78th Tata Steel GpA | 2016 |
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