Chess openings / Grünfeld Defense
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (D85) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5. In 5,663 games between strong players, White wins 43%, 19% are drawn and Black wins 38%; the most played move is 5.e4 (79%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5
- ECO
- D85
- Games between strong players
- 5,663
- 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.e4 | 79% (4,444) | – | |
| 5.Bd2 | 14% (783) | – | |
| 5.Nf3 | 3% (155) | – | |
| 5.Na4 | 2% (116) | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Nadanian Attack | |
| 5.g3 | 1% (66) | – | |
| 5.e3 | 1% (45) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Grünfeld Defense 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
More Grünfeld Defense lines
- Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation 6,309 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System 1,629 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
- Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Variation 432 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation, Kramnik's Line 426 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Vienna Variation 318 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Counterthrust Variation 287 games
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