Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld (4… e6 5. O-O)
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 e6 5. O-O
The Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld is a chess opening classified as ECO A08, reached after 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 e6 5. O-O. It is a line of the Zukertort Opening. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 176 times by this move order. White won 51%, 9% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 5… Nf6 (76% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.24 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 5… Nf6 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1)
- ECO
- A08
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 e6 5. O-O
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2 | |
| 1500-1999 | 59 | |
| 2000+ | 115 | |
| All | 176 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… Nf6 | 134 (76%) | |
| 5… cxd4 | 18 (10%) | |
| 5… h6 | 7 (4%) | |
| 5… f5 | 4 (2%) | |
| 5… a6 | 3 (2%) | |
| 5… c4 | 3 (2%) | |
| 5… Qb6 | 3 (2%) | |
| 5… Be7 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
592 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 46%, draw 32%, Black 22%). The strongest:
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2861) – GM Levon Aronian (2759) 1-0 · Julius Baer GenCup Prelim · 2022-09-19
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2837) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2766) 1/2-1/2 · SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2025 · 2025-07-03
- GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2778) – GM So, W. (2770) 1/2-1/2 · Clutch Chess Showdown Int · 2020-06-08
- GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2780) – GM So, W. (2754) 1-0 · Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · 2019-05-11
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2864) – GM Praggnanandhaa R (2661) 1/2-1/2 · FTX Crypto Cup 2022 · 2022-08-21
Search all games of the Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- FM Brastrodamus (2684) – ScaryIndianJunior (2800) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- aqeen055 (2611) – Spiegelstufe (2643) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- NimzoStrikesAgain (2544) – Boreminator (2540) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld (3… Nc6 4. d4) 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4
More Zukertort Opening lines (all)
- Zukertort Opening (1. Nf3) A04
- Zukertort Opening: Arctic Defense A04
- Zukertort Opening: Arctic Defense, Drunken Knight Variation A04
- Zukertort Opening: Basman Defense A04
- Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense A04
- Zukertort Opening: Drunken Cavalry Variation A04
- Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation A04
- Zukertort Opening: Herrstrom Gambit A04
- Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto A04
- Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit A04
- Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred A04
- Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation A04
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.