Openings/Grünfeld Defense
Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Szabo Variation D97
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 c6
175 tournament games from this position · White wins 53%, draws 26%, Black wins 21%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be2 | 123 | 53% 29% 18% | 2154 | 2026 |
| Qb3 | 28 | 50% 29% 21% | 2135 | 2025 |
| h3 | 10 | 80% 20% | 2198 | 2024 |
| e5 | 7 | 57% 43% | 2129 | 2025 |
| Bg5 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2029 | 2017 |
| Be3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1896 | 2019 |
| Qd3 | 1 | 100% | 2104 | 2018 |
| Bf4 | 1 | 100% | 1876 | 2014 |
Top games
| Radjabov, T2734–Vachier Lagrave, M2758 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Vitiugov, N2703–Li Chao22687 | 1-0 | 8th RUS-CHN Summit Men Rapid | 2012 |
| Can, E2600–Artemiev, V2728 | ½-½ | Aeroflot Open A 2020 | 2020 |
| Hillarp Persson, T2544–Andersen, Mad2597 | ½-½ | 57th TCh-DEN Ex 2018-19 | 2019 |
| Soffer, R2490–Mikhalevski, V2559 | 0-1 | Israeli Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Erdos, V2643–Mazi, L2356 | 1-0 | 14th Trieste Open A | 2012 |
| Babula, V2561–Konopka, M2416 | ½-½ | ch-CZE 2016 | 2016 |
| De Boer, Eelke2434–Beerdsen, Thomas2512 | ½-½ | ch-NED KO 2025 | 2025 |
| Lindgren, Philip2379–Hillarp Persson, Tiger2558 | 0-1 | Elite Hotels Vaxjo Open | 2019 |
| Arsovic, G2371–Bogosavljevic, B2536 | ½-½ | TCh-SRB Premier 2021 | 2021 |
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