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Grünfeld Defense: Flohr Variation

Key moves: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5

The Grünfeld Defence is a hypermodern opening where Black allows White to build a big pawn centre, then attacks it with pieces and the ...c5 break. The central tension creates exciting, tactical positions.

History & Notable Players

Introduced by Ernst Grünfeld in 1922. It became a world-class weapon through Vasily Smyslov and Bobby Fischer, and was later used extensively by Garry Kasparov in his World Championship matches.

Best Games

Rapport,R vs Firouzja,Alireza1-0
9th Norway Chess 2021 • 2021★ Notable
Erigaisi,Arjun vs Maghsoodloo,Parham0-1
PNWCC Bullet (1+1) 2020 • 2020★ Notable
Kasparov,G vs Nepomniachtchi,I0-1
Saint Louis Rapid 2017 • 2017★ Notable
Mamedyarov,S vs Giri,A1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 • 2016★ Notable
Mamedyarov,S vs Svidler,P1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 • 2016★ Notable
Mamedyarov,S vs Nepomniachtchi,I1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 • 2016★ Notable
Morozevich,A vs Gelfand,B1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 • 2014★ Notable
Nakamura,Hi vs Caruana,F1/2-1/2
Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 • 2014★ Notable
Grischuk,A vs Carlsen,M1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates • 2013★ Notable
Grischuk,A vs Giri,A1-0
20th Amber Rapid • 2011★ Notable
Aronian,L vs Anand,V1/2-1/2
14th WCh-Rapid Prelim • 2009★ Notable
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Leko, Peter1/2-1/2
Dortmund • 1998★ Notable
Portisch, Lajos vs Ivanchuk, Vassily1/2-1/2
Reggio Emilia8990 • 1989★ Notable
Jussupow, Artur vs Pfleger, Helmut1-0
WchT • 1985★ Notable
Bronstein, David I vs Botvinnik, Mikhail1/2-1/2
World Championship 19th • 1951★ Notable
Caruana,F vs Aronian,L1/2-1/2
American Cup Champ • 2024
Keymer,Vincent vs Rapport,R1-0
24th European Teams • 2023
Le,Quang Liem vs Vachier Lagrave,M1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Rapid 2023 • 2023
Maghsoodloo,Parham vs Erigaisi,Arjun1-0
85th Tata Steel Masters • 2023
Le, Quang Liem vs Giri,A1-0
Oslo Esports Cup 2022 • 2022

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