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Grunfeld (D90)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 d5 4 Nf3

Number of games in database: 1670
Years covered: 1923 to 2025
Overall record:
   White wins 33.4%
   Black wins 28.8%
   Draws 37.8%

Popularity graph, by decade

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov  19 games
Aryan Tari  12 games
Loek van Wely  9 games
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave  14 games
Ian Nepomniachtchi  13 games
Wolfgang Uhlmann  11 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Smyslov vs Stein, 1969
S Palatnik vs I Stohl, 1986
Mamedyarov vs Giri, 2013
V Goglidze vs Botvinnik, 1935
Huebner vs Kasparov, 1986
J Sajtar vs Smyslov, 1946
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 page 1 of 67; games 1-25 of 1,670  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. B Moritz vs Gruenfeld  0-131192323. DSB KongressD90 Grunfeld
2. F Jonet vs I Censer  ½-½2619231st La Nation Belge cup, Minor tournamentD90 Grunfeld
3. A F van Beneden vs I Censer  0-13619242nd La Nation Belge CupD90 Grunfeld
4. Colle vs H Mattison  ½-½451924Paris Unofficial OlympiadD90 Grunfeld
5. I Censer vs M Barzin  0-1291924Belgian ChampionshipD90 Grunfeld
6. Colle vs M Nebel  0-1751924Brussels-AntwerpD90 Grunfeld
7. V Kondybin vs G Stepanov (Schneideman)  1-0341925Samara championshipD90 Grunfeld
8. Kupchik vs Torre  ½-½411925MatchD90 Grunfeld
9. J A Seitz vs L Steiner  1-0301925DebrecenD90 Grunfeld
10. S Factor vs Torre 0-1381926Chicago MastersD90 Grunfeld
11. E Berman vs Kashdan  0-1361929Manhattan CC-chD90 Grunfeld
12. G Braun vs O Nedeljkovic  1-0431934Belgrade ChampionshipD90 Grunfeld
13. E Stoeckl vs A Gerschenkron  0-1361934Trebitsch Memorial 1934/35D90 Grunfeld
14. Capablanca vs Botvinnik ½-½241935MoscowD90 Grunfeld
15. V Goglidze vs Botvinnik 0-1291935MoscowD90 Grunfeld
16. H C Christoffersen vs G Christiansen 1-0391935Norwegian ChampionshipD90 Grunfeld
17. D Podhorzer vs E Sorensen  ½-½571935Warsaw OlympiadD90 Grunfeld
18. P Frydman vs A Macht  1-0461935Warsaw OlympiadD90 Grunfeld
19. H Kalnins vs P Schmidt  0-1331936International Olympic trainingD90 Grunfeld
20. A Kiprov vs H Friedmann  0-1431936non-FIDE Munich OlympiadD90 Grunfeld
21. A Kiprov vs M Luckis  ½-½261936non-FIDE Munich OlympiadD90 Grunfeld
22. E Schwartz vs Kashdan  0-1341937Manhattan CC-chD90 Grunfeld
23. E Reinhardt vs K Richter  0-1491937Berlin BSGD90 Grunfeld
24. A Simonson vs H Morton  1-0411938United States ChampionshipD90 Grunfeld
25. R Niemi vs F Villard  1-0261938EST-FIND90 Grunfeld
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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-06-07  realbrob: No kibizting about the Gruenfeld defense? I think it's a good answer to 1.d4, it's an alternative to the Queen Gambit and it's more dynamic than the East Indian and other openings after 1..Nf6. (I don't mean the East Indian is bad, it's all about the style of the player).
Apr-06-07  alicefujimori: "East" Indian??
May-25-07  Yelena Dembo: Dear friends,

I have written a book on the Gruenfeld Defence (Play the Gruenfeld) for EverymanChess Publishing and it will be out in June in the US & EU in July.

Please check out the ebook free samples and contents at http://www.everymanchess.com/ !:-)

Best wishes,
Yelena

Oct-17-07  Yelena Dembo: This is a recent review of my book on Gruenfeld by Jeremy Silman. Enjoy!

http://www.jeremysilman.com/book_re...

Oct-18-07  Manuel G. Vergara: Hi Yelena: I am one among your numerous chess loving fans here in the philippines particularly here in Baguio City the venue of the Karpov-Korchnoi world championship match that was made in 1978. Warm regards!!!
Apr-12-08  Markuswerth: D90- Three knights exchange is the best line of Gruenfeld.
Apr-12-08  Markuswerth: Nonetheless, I dislike Gruenfeld lines... I prefer 2 nc3 (A45/D00--- my favourite response to 1 d4 nf6)
Apr-10-22  Stolzenberg: After 4. ... Bg7 White has many possibilities:
5. e3 is solid but perhaps a little tame,
5. Bf4 or 5. Bg5 = development,
5. cxd5 is the natural continuation,
5. Qa4+ in order to disturb the black plans,
5. Qb3 = pressure on d5,
5. h4 tries to attack with the idea of 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. h5.

Players who want to enter "terra incognita" could consider 5. Qc2 for example, with the idea of answering 5. ... 0-0 with 6. Bg5.

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