Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation
ECO: D85Closed Games1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5
no master games reached this exact line · estimated data
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About the Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation
The Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation is a line of the Grünfeld Defense, catalogued under ECO code D85 in the Closed Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The Grünfeld Defense has 59 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
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Other lines of the Grünfeld Defense
- Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann AttackD82 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4
- Grünfeld Defense: Gibbon GambitD80 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.g4
- Grünfeld Defense: Lutikov VariationD80 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.f3
- Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Accelerated VariationD81 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Qb3
- Grünfeld Defense: Stockholm VariationD80 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5
- Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights VariationD90 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3
- Grünfeld Defense: Zaitsev GambitD80 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.h4
- Grünfeld Defense: Counterthrust VariationE60 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5