D70-D99
Grunfeld Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d5 About This Opening
The Grunfeld Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5) is a hypermodern defense where Black immediately strikes at White's center. Known for its dynamic play and tactical complexity.
Famous Games
- Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986 World Championship
- Svidler vs various (his main weapon as Black)
Variations
46 found D70 D70 D70 D70 D70 D80 D80 D80 D80 D80 D85 D90 D71 D70 D80 D80 D80 D80 D83 D85 D94 D94 D78 D78 D80 D80 D85 D79 D80 D80 D83 D83 D97 D97 D97 D97 D97 D80 D85 D86 D86 D86 D86 D99 D87 D89
Anti-Grunfeld Variation
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 d5 Nimzovich Attack; Anti-Grunfeld; Alekhine Variation
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 f3 Kemeri; Neo-Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 g3 d5 Neo-Grunfeld Defense
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nf3 d5 Lutikov Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 f3 Stockholm Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Bg5 Kemeri Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 g3 Gibbon Gambit; Grunfeld Spike
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 g4 Zaitsev Gambit, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 h4 Schlechter Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 e3 c6 Kemeri Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 g3 Flohr Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg7 Qa4+ Exchange Variation, Neo-Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 g3 d5 Bg2 Bg7 cxd5 Nxd5 Murey Attack, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 f3 c5 cxd5 Nxd5 Na4 Makogonov Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 e3 Bg7 Nf3 O-O b4 Opocensky Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 e3 Bg7 Nf3 O-O Bd2 Paris Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 e3 Bg7 Nf3 O-O Bd3 Vienna Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 e3 Bg7 Nf3 O-O Qb3 Capablanca Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Bf4 Bg7 e3 O-O Rc1 Exchange Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 e4 Nxc3 bxc3 Makogonov Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg7 e3 O-O b4 Opocensky Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg7 e3 O-O Bd2 Modern Defense, Neo-Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 g3 d5 Bg2 Bg7 Nf3 O-O O-O dxc4 Polgar Variation, Neo-Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 g3 d5 Bg2 Bg7 Nf3 O-O O-O Nc6 Schlechter Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 e3 Bg7 Nf3 O-O Bd3 c6 Botvinnik Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 e3 Bg7 Nf3 O-O Qb3 e6 Modern Main Line, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 e4 Nxc3 bxc3 Bg7 Nf3 Ultra-delayed Exchange Variation, Neo-Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 g3 d5 Bg2 Bg7 Nf3 O-O O-O c6 cxd5 cxd5 Flohr Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 e3 Bg7 Nf3 O-O Bd3 c6 O-O Bf5 Smyslov Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 e3 Bg7 Nf3 O-O Bd3 c6 O-O Bg4 Botvinnik Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Bf4 Bg7 e3 O-O Rc1 c5 dxc5 Be6 Reshevsky Gambit, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Bf4 Bg7 e3 O-O Rc1 c5 dxc5 Qa5 Hungarian Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg7 Qb3 dxc4 Qxc4 O-O e4 a6 Levenfish Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg7 Qb3 dxc4 Qxc4 O-O e4 b6 Szabo (Boleslavsky) Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg7 Qb3 dxc4 Qxc4 O-O e4 c6 Prins Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg7 Qb3 dxc4 Qxc4 O-O e4 Na6 Simagin (Byrne) Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg7 Qb3 dxc4 Qxc4 O-O e4 Nc6 Pachman Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 e3 Bg7 Nf3 O-O Qb3 dxc4 Bxc4 Nbd7 Ng5 Kramnik's Line, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 e4 Nxc3 bxc3 Bg7 Nf3 c5 h3 Simagin Improved Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 e4 Nxc3 bxc3 Bg7 Bc4 O-O Ne2 Nc6 Larsen Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 e4 Nxc3 bxc3 Bg7 Bc4 O-O Ne2 Qd7 Simagin Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 e4 Nxc3 bxc3 Bg7 Bc4 O-O Ne2 b6 h4 Ba6 Larsen Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 e4 Nxc3 bxc3 Bg7 Bc4 O-O Ne2 Qd7 O-O b6 Yugoslav Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg7 Qb3 dxc4 Qxc4 O-O e4 Bg4 Be3 Nfd7 Qb3 c5 Seville Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 e4 Nxc3 bxc3 Bg7 Bc4 O-O Ne2 c5 O-O Nc6 Be3 Sokolsky Variation, Grunfeld
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 e4 Nxc3 bxc3 Bg7 Bc4 O-O Ne2 c5 O-O Nc6 Be3 cxd4 cxd4 Bg4 f3 Na5 Bd3 Be6 d5