Chess openings / Grünfeld Defense
Grünfeld Defense: Counterthrust Variation
Grünfeld Defense: Counterthrust Variation (E60) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5. In 287 games between strong players, White wins 48%, 12% are drawn and Black wins 40%; the most played move is 5.cxd5 (78%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5
- ECO
- E60
- Games between strong players
- 287
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.cxd5 | 78% (225) | – | |
| 5.Nf3 | 14% (40) | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with g3 | |
| 5.Nc3 | 7% (21) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with g3 490 games
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation 271 games
More Grünfeld Defense lines
- Grünfeld Defense 11,148 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation 6,309 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation 5,663 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation 3,456 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System 1,629 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation 1,229 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation 981 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation 889 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Stockholm Variation 740 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation 569 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack 517 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack 447 games
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