Tree path 8 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 › 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
- 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 begins with 9 plies and takes 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 e6 5. O-O to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld, which itself descends from the root opening Zukertort Opening.
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- ECO code
- A08
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 9
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Statistics from Lichess
371,149 games · White 55.8% / Draw 6.5% / Black 37.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 204,637 | |
| cxd4 | 66,504 | |
| Qb6 | 26,698 | |
| c4 | 13,969 | |
| Bd7 | 12,679 | |
| Bd6 | 10,088 | |
| f5 | 6,597 | |
| h6 | 6,221 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:39:06
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