Opening family
Neo-Grünfeld Defense Lines and Variations
The Neo-Grünfeld Defense family contains 15 named lines in this opening book, spanning ECO D70 to D79. Use this page as the map, then open individual lines for exact move orders and diagrams.
How to study this family
White
The attacking side should develop with tempo and check whether every forcing move improves piece coordination.
Black
The defender should meet threats with development whenever possible, not with slow pawn moves that create new weaknesses.
Start with the shortest line, then branch to the variations that change the pawn structure or tactical target. Memorizing every branch before understanding the family plan is usually wasted work.
Main named lines
- D70 · Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Goglidze Attack
- D70 · Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with g3
- D70 · Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with Nf3
- D73 · Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with g3
- D71 · Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation
- D77 · Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation
- D77 · Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Modern Defense
- D77 · Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Polgar Variation
- D78 · Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense
- D72 · Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with g3
- D74 · Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation
- D76 · Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation
- D79 · Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation
- D75 · Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation
- D75 · Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation
Deep theory branches
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. g3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 c5 8. O-O — Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O c5 8. dxc5 — Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 — Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 — Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nb6 7. Ne2 — Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with g3
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O — Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c4 dxc4 — Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Modern Defense
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c4 Nc6 — Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Polgar Variation
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d5 — Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c4 — Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 — Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 — Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with g3
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 — Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Goglidze Attack
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 d5 — Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with g3
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 d5 — Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with Nf3