Caissa Codex
D87

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Seville Variation

Chess diagram: Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Seville Variation after 12. Bxf7+

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Statistics from Lichess

16,847 games: White 44.4% / Draw 8.8% / Black 46.8%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 13, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.23 The position is about equal

Best play: 12... Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14. Kxf1 Qd6 15. e5 Nc4 16. Bf2 Qd5 17. Kg1

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Seville Variation (ECO D87, Closed & Semi-Closed Games) is a variation of the Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation, reached after 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 Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ (12 moves).

In 16,847 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 44.4%, Black 46.8% and 8.8% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 12…Rxf7, in 100% of those games.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 7…c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+, the position after Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Seville Variation (D87)”. Lichess data as of 13 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/grunfeld-defense-exchange-variation-seville-variation

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