Openings/Grünfeld Defense
Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation D90
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3
6,548 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 35%, Black wins 28%
Moves
6,548 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bg7 | 6,525 | 37% 35% 28% | 2289 | 2026 |
| c6 | 16 | 56% 31% | 2041 | 2025 |
| c5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1857 | 2022 |
| dxc4 | 2 | 100% | 1739 | 2025 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 2104 | 2015 |
| Bg4 | 1 | 100% | 1924 | 2017 |
| e6 | 1 | 100% | 1899 | 2014 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2881–Grischuk, A2792 | ½-½ | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2882–Vachier Lagrave, M2778 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Anand, V2792–Carlsen, M2863 | ½-½ | WCh 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2875–Vachier Lagrave, M2779 | 1-0 | Croatia GCT 2019 | 2019 |
| Grischuk, A2764–Carlsen, M2872 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates | 2013 |
| Carlsen, M2881–Giri, A2752 | 1-0 | 2nd Norway Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Mamedyarov, S2759–Carlsen, M2864 | 1-0 | SuperUnited Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Nakamura, Hi2778–Carlsen, M2837 | ½-½ | 45th Biel GM | 2012 |
| Giri, A2797–Grischuk, A2810 | ½-½ | Tbilisi FIDE GP 2015 | 2015 |
| Aronian, L2802–Vachier Lagrave, M2804 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2017 | 2017 |
Grünfeld Defense variations
Grünfeld DefenseD80Gibbon GambitD80Lutikov VariationD80Zaitsev GambitD80Stockholm VariationD80Russian Variation, Accelerated VariationD81Brinckmann AttackD82Counterthrust VariationE60Three Knights VariationD90Exchange VariationD85Three Knights Variation, Burille VariationD94Three Knights Variation, Petrosian SystemD91Three Knights Variation, Hungarian AttackD92Russian VariationD96Flohr VariationD90Exchange Variation, Nadanian AttackD85Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld GambitD83Makogonov VariationD94Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Capablanca VariationD83Three Knights Variation, Hungarian VariationD93Opocensky VariationD94Three Knights Variation, Paris VariationD94Three Knights Variation, Vienna VariationD95Lutikov Variation, Murrey AttackD80