Openings/Grünfeld Defense
Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation, Reversed Tarrasch A56
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. e3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. O-O Nc6
401 tournament games from this position · White wins 18%, draws 28%, Black wins 55%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| h3 | 182 | 20% 25% 55% | 2198 | 2025 |
| Re1 | 62 | 19% 29% 52% | 2310 | 2025 |
| Be3 | 41 | 17% 24% 59% | 2102 | 2025 |
| Bg5 | 27 | 19% 48% 33% | 2226 | 2025 |
| c5 | 25 | 16% 32% 52% | 2172 | 2026 |
| Ne5 | 22 | 18% 68% | 2149 | 2026 |
| Bf4 | 16 | 19% 69% | 2023 | 2026 |
| cxd5 | 10 | 30% 70% | 2160 | 2025 |
| b3 | 8 | 38% 50% | 2044 | 2024 |
| a3 | 7 | 14% 43% 43% | 2124 | 2023 |
| Qa4 | 1 | 100% | 1961 | 2014 |
Top games
| Ivanchuk, V2704–Dominguez Perez, L2726 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Wang Chen2500–Yu Yangyi2724 | 0-1 | TCh-CHN 2015 | 2015 |
| Schreiner, Pe2480–Rapport, R2726 | 0-1 | Bundesliga 2018-19 | 2018 |
| Sjugirov, S2654–Sychev, K2534 | 0-1 | ch-RUS Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Tikkanen, H2573–Grandelius, N2570 | ½-½ | ch-SWE 2012 | 2012 |
| Reinderman, D2584–Bok, B2554 | ½-½ | ch-NED Qual TB 2015 | 2015 |
| Sambuev, B2524–Mikhalevski, V2581 | ½-½ | 13th Edmonton GM 2018 | 2018 |
| Balashov, Y2455–Timofeev, Arty2640 | 0-1 | Vladivostok Russian Cup 2012 | 2012 |
| Petrosyan, M2427–Kovalenko, I2661 | 0-1 | 17th Dubai Chess Open | 2015 |
| Mastrovasilis, A2521–Nikolaidis, I2559 | 0-1 | 64th ch-GRE 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