Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with g3
Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with g3 (D73) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3. In 490 games between strong players, White wins 36%, 35% are drawn and Black wins 30%; the most played move is 5…c6 (47%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3
- ECO
- D73
- Games between strong players
- 490
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5…c6 | 47% (229) | – | |
| 5…O-O | 31% (153) | – | |
| 5…dxc4 | 16% (79) | – | |
| 5…c5 | 5% (23) | – | |
| 5…e6 | 1% (4) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Grünfeld Defense: Counterthrust Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5
More Neo-Grünfeld Defense lines
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense 3,334 games
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation 2,798 games
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation 1,473 games
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Modern Defense 902 games
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation 591 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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