Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation
Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation (D79) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 c6 6.O-O d5 7.cxd5 cxd5. In 1,473 games between strong players, White wins 43%, 23% are drawn and Black wins 35%; the most played move is 8.Nc3 (65%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 c6 6.O-O d5 7.cxd5 cxd5
- ECO
- D79
- Games between strong players
- 1,473
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.Nc3 | 65% (954) | – | |
| 8.Ne5 | 34% (506) | – | |
| 8.Bf4 | 1% (8) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 c6 6.O-O d5
More Neo-Grünfeld Defense lines
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation 2,798 games
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Modern Defense 902 games
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation 591 games
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with g3 490 games
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with Nf3 387 games
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation 271 games
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Goglidze Attack 250 games
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Polgar Variation 187 games
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