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Grünfeld Defense
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10 positions: find the next theory move in each. No take-backs, no hints.
Main variations · 34
- Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation, Pawn Grab LineD851. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+10 moves
- Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange VariationD851. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Rb18 moves
- Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation, Kramnik's LineD851. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. h38 moves
- Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange VariationD851. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c57 moves
- Exchange VariationD851. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd54 moves
- Exchange Variation, Sokolsky VariationD891. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Be6 14. d514 moves
- Exchange Variation, Spassky VariationD891. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Be613 moves
- Exchange Variation, Seville VariationD871. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+12 moves
- Exchange Variation, Spassky VariationD881. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd411 moves
- Exchange Variation, Larsen VariationD861. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 Qd7 9. O-O b69 moves
- Exchange Variation, Simagin's Improved VariationD861. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 Nc68 moves
- Exchange Variation, Simagin's Lesser VariationD861. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 b68 moves
- Exchange Variation, Nadanian AttackD851. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na45 moves
- Russian VariationD971. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e47 moves
- Russian Variation, Keres VariationD981. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4 8. Be3 Nfd7 9. Be2 Nb6 10. Qd3 Nc6 11. O-O-O11 moves
- Russian Variation, Yugoslav VariationD991. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4 8. Be3 Nfd7 9. Qb3 c59 moves
- Russian Variation, Byrne VariationD971. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Nc67 moves
- Russian Variation, Hungarian VariationD971. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a67 moves
- Russian Variation, Levenfish VariationD971. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 b67 moves
- Russian Variation, Prins VariationD971. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Na67 moves
- Russian Variation, Szabo VariationD971. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 c67 moves
- Russian Variation, Accelerated VariationD811. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb34 moves
- Three Knights VariationD901. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg74 moves
- Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation, Reversed TarraschA561. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. e3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. O-O Nc68 moves
- Three Knights Variation, Hungarian VariationD931. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e36 moves
- Three Knights Variation, Paris VariationD941. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd36 moves
- Three Knights Variation, Petrosian SystemD911. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg55 moves
- Brinckmann AttackD821. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf44 moves
- Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit AcceptedD841. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 Qxd5 8. Bxc78 moves
- Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Botvinnik VariationD831. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 c5 7. dxc5 Be67 moves
- Brinckmann Attack, Reshevsky GambitD831. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Rc1 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa57 moves
- Classical VariationD771. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c46 moves
- Classical Variation, Modern DefenseD771. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c4 dxc46 moves
- Classical Variation, Polgar VariationD771. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c4 Nc66 moves
Other variations · 21
- Delayed Exchange VariationD751. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. g3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 c5 8. O-O8 moves
- Delayed Exchange VariationD751. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O c5 8. dxc58 moves
- Delayed Exchange VariationD761. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb67 moves
- Exchange VariationD711. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf36 moves
- Exchange VariationD711. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd55 moves
- with g3D721. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nb6 7. Ne27 moves
- with g3D731. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf35 moves
- Botvinnik VariationD951. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qb3 e66 moves
- Flohr DefenseD941. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bf57 moves
- Flohr VariationD901. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qa4+5 moves
- Gibbon GambitD801. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. g44 moves
- Lundin VariationD801. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. Qd2 c56 moves
- Lutikov Variation, Murrey AttackD801. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. f3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Na46 moves
- Makogonov VariationD941. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. b46 moves
- Opocensky VariationD941. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd26 moves
- Pachman VariationD951. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 O-O 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Ng58 moves
- Smyslov DefenseD941. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bg47 moves
- Zaitsev GambitD801. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. h44 moves
- Goglidze AttackD701. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d53 moves
- Ultra-Delayed Exchange VariationD791. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d5 7. cxd5 cxd57 moves
- with Nf3D701. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 d53 moves