Grünfeld Defence
Sign in to saveAlso known as 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5
chess opening 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- chess opening
- Subclass of
- King's Indian Defence
- Named after
- Ernst Grünfeld
- Sport
- chess
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- Portable Game Notation
- d4 Nf6
- time of discovery or invention
- 1855-00-00
- Stack Exchange tag
- chess.stackexchange.com/tags/grunfeld-defense
- position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation
- rnbqkb1r/ppp1pp1p/5np1/3p4/2PP4/2N5/PP2PPPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 0 4
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Encyclopedic overview
Moves1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 ECOD70–D99 OriginBad Pistyan, Piešťany, 1922 Named afterErnst Grünfeld ParentKing's Indian Defence
The Grünfeld Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:
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