Tree path 4 levels Grünfeld Defense › Three Knights Variation › Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation › Hungarian Attack
- Chess Codex
- Grünfeld Defense D80
- Three Knights Variation D90
- Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation D90
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Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack
Overview
Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack is a named branch in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO D92.
The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.
It is reached after 9 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, part of the broader Grünfeld Defense system.
It continues primarily into one named line, Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Variation.
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- ECO code
- D92
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 9
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
463,108 games · White 47.7% / Draw 6.3% / Black 46.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 316,500 | |
| c6 | 60,036 | |
| c5 | 30,318 | |
| dxc4 | 16,598 | |
| a6 | 13,886 | |
| Bg4 | 6,711 | |
| e6 | 5,070 | |
| Nc6 | 3,423 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:09:41
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