Chess openings / Grünfeld Defense
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation (D86) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4. In 1,229 games between strong players, White wins 41%, 18% are drawn and Black wins 41%; the most played move is 7…c5 (79%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4
- ECO
- D86
- Games between strong players
- 1,229
- To move
- Black
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7…c5 | 79% (968) | – | |
| 7…O-O | 18% (220) | – | |
| 7…b6 | 3% (37) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5
More Grünfeld Defense lines
- Grünfeld Defense 11,148 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation 6,309 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation 3,456 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: 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
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