Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation

The book line for Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation is d4, Nf6, c4, g6, Nc3, d5, Nf3, Bg7. This page collects the 12 named lines under that variation.

12 named lines · ECO D81, D96, D97, D98, D99 · 125 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Accelerated Variation

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  1. d4
  2. Nf6
  3. c4
  4. g6
  5. Nc3
  6. d5
  7. Qb3

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 knight moves from g1 to f3.
  8. Black bishop moves from f8 to g7.
  9. White queen moves from d1 to b3.

Named lines

  • Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Accelerated Variation (D81) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3
  • Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation (D96) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3
  • Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation (D97) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4
  • Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Byrne Variation (D97) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Nc6
  • Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Hungarian Variation (D97) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6
  • Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Levenfish Variation (D97) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 b6
  • Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Prins Variation (D97) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Na6
  • Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Szabo Variation (D97) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 c6
  • Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Keres Variation (D98) 1. 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-O
  • Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Smyslov Variation (D98) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4
  • Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Smyslov Variation (D99) 1. 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
  • Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Yugoslav Variation (D99) 1. 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 c5

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