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Grünfeld Defense repertoire for Black

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Tuned for Lichess 1400-1600: 38 moves.

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[Event "Chessbook Grünfeld Defense repertoire (1400-1600)"]
[Site "https://chessbook.com/courses/grunfeld"]
[Annotator "Chessbook"]
[Result "*"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 ( 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 ( 3. c3 cxd4 4. cxd4 Qb6 ) ( 3. Nf3 cxd4
4. Nxd4 e5 5. Bxe5 Qa5+ ) ( 3. dxc5 Na6 ) ( 3. Nc3 cxd4 ) 3... Qb6 4. b3 g6 ) (
2. Nf3 c5 3. Bf4 ( 3. e3 cxd4 4. exd4 g6 ) ( 3. dxc5 e6 ) ( 3. c3 cxd4 4. cxd4
g6 ) ) ( 2. Nc3 c5 3. d5 ( 3. dxc5 e5 ) ( 3. Bf4 ) 3... d6 4. e4 g6 ) ( 2. e3 g6
3. c4 ( 3. Nf3 Bg7 ) 3... d6 ) ( 2. Bg5 g6 ) 2... g6 3. Nc3 ( 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3
Bg7 5. e3 ( 5. Bg5 Ne4 ) 5... O-O ) ( 3. e3 ) 3... d5 4. cxd5 ( 4. Nf3 ) (
4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Nxe4 dxe4 ) ( 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nf3 ) 4... Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7
7. Nf3 c5 *

About this repertoire

The Grünfeld Defense against 1.d4, including the London and other sidelines.

Chessbook's Grünfeld Defense repertoire for Black, built from millions of games between players at your rating. It covers the moves your opponents actually play, to a 1-in-200 coverage target, and picks lines that score well and are easy to remember.

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Why does it depend on my rating?

The main Black choices stay the same, but opponents at different ratings play different moves. Each rating's version prepares for the replies you will actually face, using millions of games between players at that level.

How much does it cover?

Every opponent reply that comes up in at least 1 game in 200 at your rating, picking lines that score well and are easy to remember.

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