Tree path 3 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto › Grünfeld Defense: Counterthrust Variation
- Chess Codex
- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense E60
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto E60
- Grünfeld Defense: Counterthrust Variation E60 you are here
Grünfeld Defense: Counterthrust Variation
Overview
Grünfeld Defense: Counterthrust Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E60.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
It is reached after 8 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5.
It is a variation of King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.
Step through the moves on the interactive board below, review the live Lichess statistics, or play this position against Stockfish at one of six difficulty levels.
- ECO code
- E60
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 8
This overview is generated automatically from the opening's metadata. Know this line well? Write a description — submissions are reviewed before publishing.
Statistics from Lichess
88,667 games · White 49.3% / Draw 6.4% / Black 44.3%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| cxd5 | 35,030 | |
| Nf3 | 30,755 | |
| Nc3 | 16,031 | |
| c5 | 1,757 | |
| e3 | 1,749 | |
| b3 | 898 | |
| Nd2 | 761 | |
| Bg5 | 440 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:57:26
Write a description
Markdown supported (headings ###, bold, lists, links).
Submissions are reviewed before publishing.