Grünfeld Defense

59 named lines, ECO A56–E60. The main position arises after1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5.

Grünfeld Defense after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 87654321abcdefgh
LineGamesWhite / draw / Black
Grünfeld Defense
D80 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5
11,80946%48%
Brinckmann Attack
D82 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4
63349%45%
Gibbon Gambit
D80 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. g4
1136%55%
Lutikov Variation
D80 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. f3
9044%52%
Russian Variation, Accelerated Variation
D81 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3
10945%48%
Stockholm Variation
D80 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5
1,03948%48%
Three Knights Variation (3… d5 4. Nf3)
D90 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3
2,71247%48%
Zaitsev Gambit
D80 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. h4
5751%46%
Counterthrust Variation
E60 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5
8648%43%
Exchange Variation
D85 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5
5,25746%47%
Three Knights Variation (4. Nf3 Bg7)
D90 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7
2,56146%48%
Exchange Variation, Nadanian Attack
D85 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na4
4452%12%36%
Flohr Variation
D90 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qa4+
838%63%
Russian Variation (4… Bg7 5. Qb3)
D96 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3
33052%40%
Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation
D94 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3
41149%46%
Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack
D92 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4
43543%51%
Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System
D91 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5
76147%48%
Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit
D83 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O
25550%43%
Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Capablanca Variation
D83 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1
4171%24%
Lutikov Variation, Murrey Attack
D80 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. f3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Na4
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Makogonov Variation
D94 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. b4
1040%50%
Opocensky Variation
D94 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd2
1759%41%
Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Variation
D93 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3
24941%52%
Three Knights Variation, Paris Variation
D94 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3
7149%46%
Three Knights Variation, Vienna Variation
D95 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qb3
3969%28%
Botvinnik Variation
D95 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qb3 e6
475%25%
Lundin Variation
D80 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. Qd2 c5
3100%
Exchange Variation, Classical Variation
D86 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4
1,18046%47%
Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation (6… Bg7 7. Nf3)
D85 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3
1,14047%47%
Russian Variation (6… O-O 7. e4)
D97 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4
17550%40%
Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Botvinnik Variation
D83 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 c5 7. dxc5 Be6
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Brinckmann Attack, Reshevsky Gambit
D83 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Rc1 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5
1100%
Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation (7. Nf3 c5)
D85 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5
81346%47%
Flohr Defense
D94 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bf5
–
Russian Variation, Byrne Variation
D97 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Nc6
5044%12%44%
Russian Variation, Hungarian Variation
D97 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6
4751%40%
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
633%67%
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
1362%38%
Russian Variation, Smyslov Variation (7. e4 Bg4)
D98 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4
1145%19%36%
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
2945%14%41%
Smyslov Defense
D94 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bg4
1450%14%36%
Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit Accepted
D84 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 Qxd5 8. Bxc7
1533%20%47%
Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation (7… c5 8. Rb1)
D85 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Rb1
3345%13%42%
Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation, Kramnik's Line
D85 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. h3
944%56%
Pachman Variation
D95 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 O-O 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Ng5
–
Exchange Variation, Larsen Variation (8. Ne2 Qd7)
D86 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 Qd7
250%50%
Exchange Variation, Simagin's Improved Variation
D86 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 Nc6
863%38%
Exchange Variation, Simagin's Lesser Variation
D86 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 b6
250%50%
Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation (8. Ne2 O-O)
D87 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O
22950%44%
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
1164%36%
Russian Variation, Smyslov Variation (8… Nfd7 9. Qb3)
D99 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4 8. Be3 Nfd7 9. Qb3
–
Exchange Variation, Larsen Variation (9. O-O b6)
D86 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 Qd7 9. O-O b6
250%50%
Russian Variation, Yugoslav Variation
D99 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4 8. Be3 Nfd7 9. Qb3 c5
–
Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation, Pawn Grab Line
D85 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+
978%
Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation (10… cxd4 11. cxd4)
D88 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4
1867%28%
Russian Variation, Keres Variation
D98 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4 8. Be3 Nfd7 9. Be2 Nb6 10. Qd3 Nc6 11. O-O-O
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Exchange Variation, Seville Variation
D87 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+
1663%31%
Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation (13. cxd4 Be6)
D89 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Be6
1040%60%
Exchange Variation, Sokolsky Variation
D89 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Be6 14. d5
1100%