Chess openings / Grünfeld Defense
Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation, Reversed Tarrasch
Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation, Reversed Tarrasch (A56) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.e3 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 cxd4 7.exd4 d5 8.O-O Nc6. In 264 games between strong players, White wins 45%, 13% are drawn and Black wins 42%; the most played move is 9.Re1 (35%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.e3 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 cxd4 7.exd4 d5 8.O-O Nc6
- ECO
- A56
- Games between strong players
- 264
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.Re1 | 35% (91) | – | |
| 9.h3 | 20% (53) | – | |
| 9.Bg5 | 14% (36) | – | |
| 9.c5 | 10% (25) | – | |
| 9.cxd5 | 8% (20) | – | |
| 9.Be3 | 7% (19) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Benoni Defense 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5
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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