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Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation

ECO D96 · 232 games · Black to move

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3
50% White6% Draw44% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
dxc419383.2%
c6177.3%

A further 22 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4Indian Defense 1... Nf6Indian Defense: Normal Variation 2. c4Indian Defense: West Indian Defense 2... g6King's Indian Defense 3. Nc3Grünfeld Defense 3... d5Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation 4. Nf3Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation 4... Bg7Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation 5. Qb3

Other lines in this family

Russian VariationD97… 5... dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4105Three Knights VariationD90…3,441Three Knights Variation, Burille VariationD94… 5. e3989Three Knights Variation, Petrosian SystemD91… 5. Bg5677Three Knights Variation, Hungarian AttackD92… 5. Bf4462Three Knights Variation, Hungarian VariationD93… 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3313Three Knights Variation, Paris VariationD94… 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3112Three Knights VariationD90…2,436Grünfeld DefenseD80…8,805Exchange VariationD85… 4. cxd5 Nxd53,953

All 19 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.