D85Closed
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation
Main Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Overview
The critical mainline where White gets a powerful pawn center. Black counterattacks with ...c5 and ...Bg7, creating pressure on the d4-pawn. One of the most theoretically important positions in chess.
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Open chess.rodeo ↗Related Openings
D06Queen's Gambit
1. d4 d5 2. c4
D30Queen's Gambit Declined
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6
D20Queen's Gambit Accepted
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4
D10Slav Defense
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6
D43Semi-Slav Defense
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6
D47Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5