Tree path 6 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Indian Defense › Knights Variation › East Indian Defense › Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense › Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack, Grünfeld Variation, Main Line
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Indian Defense A45
- Knights Variation A46
- East Indian Defense A48
- Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense A48
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Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack, Grünfeld Variation, Main Line
Overview
Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack, Grünfeld Variation, Main Line is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A48.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
Play reaches this position via 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 O-O, after 10 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- A48
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 10
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Statistics from Lichess
110,901 games · White 50.1% / Draw 7.4% / Black 42.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bd3 | 53,906 | |
| Be2 | 23,329 | |
| c4 | 15,081 | |
| c3 | 9,190 | |
| h3 | 4,466 | |
| h4 | 957 | |
| Ne5 | 923 | |
| b4 | 839 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:11:40
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