Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation

The book line for Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation is d4, Nf6, c4, g6, Nc3, d5, cxd5, Nxd5. This page collects the 17 named lines under that variation.

17 named lines · ECO D85, D86, D87, D88, D89 · 1,477 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation

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  1. d4
  2. Nf6
  3. c4
  4. g6
  5. Nc3
  6. d5
  7. cxd5
  8. Nxd5

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from d2 to d4.
  2. Black knight moves from g8 to f6.
  3. White pawn moves from c2 to c4.
  4. Black pawn moves from g7 to g6.
  5. White knight moves from b1 to c3.
  6. Black pawn moves from d7 to d5.
  7. White pawn captures on d5.
  8. Black knight captures on d5.

Named lines

  • Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (D85) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5
  • Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation (D85) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3
  • Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation (D85) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5
  • Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation (D85) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Rb1
  • Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation, Kramnik's Line (D85) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. h3
  • Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation, Pawn Grab Line (D85) 1. 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+
  • Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Nadanian Attack (D85) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na4
  • Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation (D86) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4
  • Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Larsen Variation (D86) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 Qd7
  • Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Larsen Variation (D86) 1. 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 b6
  • Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Simagin's Improved Variation (D86) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 Nc6
  • Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Simagin's Lesser Variation (D86) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 b6
  • Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Seville Variation (D87) 1. 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+
  • Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation (D87) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O
  • Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation (D88) 1. 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. cxd4
  • Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Sokolsky Variation (D89) 1. 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. d5
  • Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation (D89) 1. 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 Be6

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