Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation
ECO D85 · 3,953 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| e4 | 3,185 | 80.6% | | |
| Bd2 | 206 | 5.2% | | |
| Nf3 | 171 | 4.3% | | |
| Nxd5 | 87 | 2.2% | | |
| g3 | 74 | 1.9% | | |
| e3 | 70 | 1.8% | | |
| Na4 | 35 | 0.9% | | |
| Qb3 | 28 | 0.7% | | |
A further 97 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange VariationD85… 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf31,366Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange VariationD85… 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c51,036Exchange Variation, Classical VariationD86… 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4816Exchange Variation, Spassky VariationD87… 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O400Grünfeld DefenseD80…8,805Three Knights VariationD90… 4. Nf3 Bg73,441Three Knights VariationD90… 4. Nf32,436Three Knights Variation, Burille VariationD94… 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3989Stockholm VariationD80… 4. Bg5823Three Knights Variation, Petrosian SystemD91… 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5677
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Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.