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Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with Nf3

ECO D70 · 960 games · White to move

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 d5

53% White6% Draw41% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Nc3	444	46.3%		Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation D90
cxd5	162	16.9%
g3	118	12.3%
e3	28	2.9%
Bg5	19	2.0%

A further 189 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4 Indian Defense 1... Nf6 Indian Defense: Normal Variation 2. c4 Indian Defense: West Indian Defense 2... g6 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation 3. c4Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with Nf3 3... d5

Other lines in this family

Classical Variation, Original DefenseD78… 3... Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d5531 with g3D73… 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3124 Goglidze AttackD70… 3. f3 d597 with g3D70… 3. g3 d586 Classical VariationD77… 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c4777 Classical Variation, Modern DefenseD77… 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c4 dxc4116

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