Grünfeld Defense
Destroying the white center. Very dynamic.
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1. d4 › Grünfeld Defense
Change
Sequence
1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d5
Possible Variations44
4. Nf320 variations
4. cxd510 variations
4. Bf46 variations
4. Bg52 variations
4. f32 variations
4. e3Pachman Variation4. e3 4... Bg7 5. Qb3 5... dxc4
4. g4Gibbon Gambit4. g4
4. h4Zaitsev Gambit4. h4
4. Qb3Accelerated Variation4. Qb3
About this opening
The Grünfeld Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5) is one of the most combative hypermodern weapons: Black lets White build a large pawn center in order to attack it with ...c5 and the pressure of the g7 bishop. The Exchange Variation and the Russian System are its main lines. Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov and later Peter Svidler turned it into a fearsome counterattacking weapon.