♟ Chess Openings

D70-D99

Grunfeld Defense

About This Opening

The Grunfeld Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5) is a hypermodern defense where Black immediately strikes at White's center. Known for its dynamic play and tactical complexity.

Famous Games

Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986 World Championship
Svidler vs various (his main weapon as Black)

Variations

51 found

Anti-anti-grunfeld

c4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 Nf3 Bg7 e4

Grunfeld Gambit, Tarrasch

d4 d5 c4 e6 Nc3 c5 cxd5 exd5 Nf3 Nc6 dxc5 d4 Na4 b5

Grunfeld Defense, Veresov

d4 d5 Nc3 Nf6 Bg5 Nbd7 Nf3 g6

Grunfeld Variation, QP

d4 d5 Nf3 Nf6 Bg5 g6

Grunfeld Variation, Bogo-Indian

d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nf3 Bb4+ Nbd2

Anti-Grunfeld Variation

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 d5

Nimzovich Attack; Anti-Grunfeld; Alekhine Variation

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 f3

Kemeri; Neo-Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 g3 d5

Exchange Variation, Neo-Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 g3 d5 Bg2 Bg7 cxd5 Nxd5

Ultra-delayed Exchange Variation, Neo-Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 g3 d5 Bg2 Bg7 Nf3 O-O O-O c6 cxd5 cxd5

Modern Defense, Neo-Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 g3 d5 Bg2 Bg7 Nf3 O-O O-O dxc4

Polgar Variation, Neo-Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 g3 d5 Bg2 Bg7 Nf3 O-O O-O Nc6

Capablanca Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Bf4 Bg7 e3 O-O Rc1

Botvinnik Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Bf4 Bg7 e3 O-O Rc1 c5 dxc5 Be6

Reshevsky Gambit, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Bf4 Bg7 e3 O-O Rc1 c5 dxc5 Qa5

Stockholm Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Bg5

Exchange Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 e4 Nxc3 bxc3

Simagin Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 e4 Nxc3 bxc3 Bg7 Bc4 O-O Ne2 b6 h4 Ba6

Seville Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 e4 Nxc3 bxc3 Bg7 Bc4 O-O Ne2 c5 O-O Nc6 Be3

Sokolsky Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 e4 Nxc3 bxc3 Bg7 Bc4 O-O Ne2 c5 O-O Nc6 Be3 cxd4 cxd4 Bg4 f3 Na5 Bd3 Be6 d5

Simagin Improved Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 e4 Nxc3 bxc3 Bg7 Bc4 O-O Ne2 Nc6

Larsen Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 e4 Nxc3 bxc3 Bg7 Bc4 O-O Ne2 Qd7

Larsen Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 e4 Nxc3 bxc3 Bg7 Bc4 O-O Ne2 Qd7 O-O b6

Modern Main Line, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 e4 Nxc3 bxc3 Bg7 Nf3

Kramnik's Line, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 e4 Nxc3 bxc3 Bg7 Nf3 c5 h3

Kemeri Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 g3

Makogonov Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 e3 Bg7 Nf3 O-O b4

Opocensky Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 e3 Bg7 Nf3 O-O Bd2

Paris Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 e3 Bg7 Nf3 O-O Bd3

Schlechter Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 e3 Bg7 Nf3 O-O Bd3 c6

Flohr Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 e3 Bg7 Nf3 O-O Bd3 c6 O-O Bf5

Smyslov Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 e3 Bg7 Nf3 O-O Bd3 c6 O-O Bg4

Vienna Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 e3 Bg7 Nf3 O-O Qb3

Pachman Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 e3 Bg7 Nf3 O-O Qb3 dxc4 Bxc4 Nbd7 Ng5

Botvinnik Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 e3 Bg7 Nf3 O-O Qb3 e6

Schlechter Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 e3 c6

Lutikov Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 f3

Murey Attack, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 f3 c5 cxd5 Nxd5 Na4

Kemeri Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 g3

Gibbon Gambit; Grunfeld Spike

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 g4

Zaitsev Gambit, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 h4

Makogonov Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg7 e3 O-O b4

Opocensky Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg7 e3 O-O Bd2

Flohr Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg7 Qa4+

Hungarian Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg7 Qb3 dxc4 Qxc4 O-O e4 a6

Levenfish Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg7 Qb3 dxc4 Qxc4 O-O e4 b6

Yugoslav Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg7 Qb3 dxc4 Qxc4 O-O e4 Bg4 Be3 Nfd7 Qb3 c5

Szabo (Boleslavsky) Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg7 Qb3 dxc4 Qxc4 O-O e4 c6

Prins Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg7 Qb3 dxc4 Qxc4 O-O e4 Na6

Simagin (Byrne) Variation, Grunfeld

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg7 Qb3 dxc4 Qxc4 O-O e4 Nc6

And 1 more variations...