Richter-Veresov Attack: Two Knights System, Grünfeld Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Nf3 g6
The Richter-Veresov Attack: Two Knights System, Grünfeld Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO D01, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Nf3 g6. It is a line of the Richter-Veresov Attack. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 14 times by this move order. White won 50%, 14% were drawn and Black won 36%. The most popular continuation is 5. e3 (57% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 5. a4 Bg7 6. e3 O-O 7. a5 c5)
- ECO
- D01
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Nf3 g6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2 | |
| 1500-1999 | 4 | |
| 2000+ | 8 | |
| All | 14 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. e3 | 8 (57%) | |
| 5. Qd2 | 3 (21%) | |
| 5. Ne5 | 1 (7%) | |
| 5. g3 | 1 (7%) | |
| 5. h4 | 1 (7%) |
Master games
84 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 30%, draw 28%, Black 42%). The strongest:
- GM Ramil Hasangatin (2479) – GM Artyom Timofeev (2574) 0-1 · Titled Tue 19th Apr Late · 2022-04-19
- GM Ramil Hasangatin (2512) – FM Ramil Faizrakhmanov (2422) 0-1 · Russian Rapid GP KO 2016 · 2016-05-15
- GM Ramil Hasangatin (2496) – FM Maksim Samusenko (2428) 1-0 · ch-Tatarstan 2017 · 2017-09-22
- GM Jonathan Hawkins (2563) – GM Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (2353) 0-1 · London Classic Superrapid · 2015-12-12
- GM Carsten Hoi (2354) – GM Helgi Dam Ziska (2540) 1/2-1/2 · ch-FAI 2019 · 2019-04-17
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Aleksandr77777 (2352) – Andep123 (2441) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
- wesely_so_good (2335) – IM MILorenzana (2366) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- sportginger (2075) – VladEpishin (2417) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 3s
Comes from
Richter-Veresov Attack: Two Knights System 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Nf3
More Richter-Veresov Attack lines (all)
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.