Exact catalogue record

Grünfeld DefenseD80

Grünfeld Defense is the source catalogue’s name for the exact position reached by the move order below. It is filed under ECO D80, in volume D (closed and semi-closed queen-pawn openings).

ECO code

D80

Opening family

Grünfeld Defense

Recorded half-moves

6

Last numbered move

3

Side to move

White

Castling rights

White kingside, White queenside, Black kingside, Black queenside

Material

Material is level

FEN

rnbqkb1r/ppp1pp1p/5np1/3p4/2PP4/2N5/PP2PPPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 0 4

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Comes from

• King's Indian Defense (E61)

Main continuations

• Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack (D82)
• Grünfeld Defense: Gibbon Gambit (D80)
• Grünfeld Defense: Lutikov Variation (D80)
• Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Accelerated Variation (D81)
• Grünfeld Defense: Stockholm Variation (D80)
• Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation (D90)
• Grünfeld Defense: Zaitsev Gambit (D80)
• Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (D85)
• Grünfeld Defense: Pachman Variation (D95)

Other records under Grünfeld Defense

These records share the source catalogue’s family label; that relationship alone does not imply the same plans or resulting position.

• Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation, Reversed Tarrasch (A56)
• Grünfeld Defense: Gibbon Gambit (D80)
• Grünfeld Defense: Lundin Variation (D80)
• Grünfeld Defense: Lutikov Variation (D80)
• Grünfeld Defense: Lutikov Variation, Murrey Attack (D80)
• Grünfeld Defense: Stockholm Variation (D80)
• Grünfeld Defense: Zaitsev Gambit (D80)
• Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Accelerated Variation (D81)

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