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Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation

ECO D90 · 3,441 games · White to move

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7
46% White7% Draw47% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
cxd577022.4%
Bg572521.1%Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System D91
e350114.6%Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation D94
Bf445213.1%Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack D92
Qb32427.0%Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation D96
g31775.1%
h4611.8%
h3391.1%
e4130.4%

A further 461 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... Bg7

Other lines in this family

Three 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. e3313Russian VariationD96… 5. Qb3232Three Knights Variation, Paris VariationD94… 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3112Russian VariationD97… 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4105Three 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.