Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation
ECO: D74Closed Games1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O
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About the Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation
The Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation is a line of the Neo-Grünfeld Defense, catalogued under ECO code D74 in the Closed Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O, with White playing the move that gives the line its name.
The Neo-Grünfeld Defense has 16 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
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Other lines of the Neo-Grünfeld Defense
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Goglidze AttackD70 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 d5
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with g3D70 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with Nf3D70 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 d5
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with g3D73 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Exchange VariationD71 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical VariationD77 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d5 6.c4
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Exchange VariationD71 · 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nf3
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Modern DefenseD77 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d5 6.c4 dxc4