Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation
Fight around the white center. Very rich theory.
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1. d4 › Grünfeld Defense › Exchange Variation
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Sequence
1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.cxd5Nxd5
Possible Variations9
5. e48 variations
5. Na4Nadanian Attack5. Na4
About this opening
The Exchange Variation (4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3) is the main line of the Grünfeld: White builds a massive pawn center on c3, d4 and e4, exactly the target Black is watching for. With ...c5, ...Bg7 and pressure on d4, Black strives to make it collapse. The whole strategic debate of the opening lies there: is this center a crushing strength or a weakness to exploit?