ECO D85: Grünfeld Defense
ECO D85 is part of volume D — Closed & Semi-Closed Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 7 named lines under it.
The shortest is Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5.
That position has come up in 2,710,770 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 45.7%, 7.4% were drawn and Black won 46.9%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 |
8 |
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Nadanian Attack | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na4 |
9 |
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 |
13 |
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 |
14 |
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 |
15 |
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation, Kramnik's Line | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. h3 |
15 |
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation, Pawn Grab Line | 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 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+ |
20 |