Tree path 7 levels Zukertort Opening › Zukertort Opening › King's Indian Attack › Sicilian Variation › King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation › King's Indian Attack: French Variation › Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld
- Chess Codex
- Zukertort Opening A04
- Zukertort Opening A06
- King's Indian Attack A07
- Sicilian Variation A07
- King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation A08
- King's Indian Attack: French Variation A08
- Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld A08 you are here
Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld
Overview
Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A08.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
It is reached after 7 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4.
It is a variation of King's Indian Attack: French Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Zukertort Opening.
It branches into 2 notable variations — Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld, Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld.
In total, the branch covers 3 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- A08
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 7
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 3
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Statistics from Lichess
620,956 games · White 55.9% / Draw 6.5% / Black 37.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| cxd4 | 218,268 | |
| Nf6 | 130,146 | |
| e6 | 118,843 | |
| Bg4 | 48,702 | |
| c4 | 40,752 | |
| Bf5 | 35,857 | |
| g6 | 7,451 | |
| e5 | 6,576 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:38:57
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