Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with Nf3
Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with Nf3 (D70) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 d5. In 387 games between strong players, White wins 54%, 10% are drawn and Black wins 36%; the most played move is 4.cxd5 (47%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 d5
- ECO
- D70
- Games between strong players
- 387
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.cxd5 | 47% (183) | – | |
| 4.Nc3 | 36% (138) | – | |
| 4.g3 | 12% (48) | – | |
| 4.e3 | 3% (12) | – | |
| 4.Nbd2 | 1% (3) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4
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 g3 490 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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