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Grünfeld Defense · Black

Classical Exchange, ...b6 and the Queenside Majority (D87)

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Grünfeld Defense · WhiteDifficulty 3/3

White repertoire · ECO D87

Sample line with full explanations: Classical Exchange, Bronstein's 14.d5 Break.

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ECO D70–D97

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  1. Classical Exchange, ...b6 and the Queenside MajoritySample

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Bb5 Rc8 13. Qd2 e6 14. Rfd1 cxd4 15. cxd4 Na5

  2. Classical Exchange, Early h4 and ...Qa5+

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. h4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa5+ 12. Kf1 Rd8

  3. Modern Exchange, ...Qxa2 and the a-Pawn Race

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 Nc6 15. d5 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Ne5 17. Rxb7 a5

  4. Modern Exchange, Bb5+ and the c6 Structure

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Bb5+ Nc6 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Be3 Bg4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1 Qa5 14. Qd2 Qxd2 15. Nxd2 Rfd8

  5. Exchange Be3 System, ...cxd4 and ...Nc6

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Rd1 O-O

  6. Russian System, ...Nc6 and the ...c6 Blockade

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Nc6 8. Be2 Bg4 9. d5 Na5 10. Qb4 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 c6 12. O-O Qb6 13. Qa4 Nd7 14. Qc2 Rfd8

  7. Stockholm Variation, ...Ne4 and Holding c4

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 dxc4 7. e3 Be6 8. Nf3 Nd7 9. Be2 Nb6 10. O-O Bg7

  8. Brinckmann Attack, ...c6 and the ...e5 Break

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. h3 Nbd7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 cxd5 10. Bd3 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 f6

  9. Closed e3 System, ...c5 and ...Nc6

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6

  10. Fianchetto System, ...c6 and Keeping c4

    1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O c6 6. c4 dxc4 7. a4 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nd6

  11. Anti-Grünfeld, 3.f3 and the ...e5/...c6 Counter

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 e5 9. d5 c6

  12. Accelerated Russian, Giving c7 for Development

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg7 6. e4 O-O 7. Bf4 a6 8. Nf3 b5 9. Qxc7 Qxc7 10. Bxc7 Bb7

  13. Zaitsev Gambit, Queen Trade and Rapid Development

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. h4 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. dxc5 Nxc3 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. bxc3 Bg7 9. Kd2 Bf5 10. f3 Nd7 11. e4 Be6

  14. Modern Exchange, Punishing the Premature 8.d5?!

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. d5 Bxc3+ 9. Bd2 Bxa1 10. Qxa1 O-O