The Grünfeld Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 Black offers White the possibility of 4.cxd5, which may...
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game, Moheschunder (Black) plays the Grünfeld Defence against Cochrane in 1855—some 38 years before Ernst Grünfeld was born. John Cochrane vs. Moheschunder...
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tournament of April 1922 Grünfeld introduced his most important contribution to opening theory—the Grünfeld Defence. He played the defence against Friedrich...
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Nf6 2. c4 g6 Black intends to follow up with 3...Bg7 and 4...d6 (the Grünfeld Defence arises when Black plays 3...d5 instead and is considered a separate...
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etc.) Grünfeld Defence Queen's Pawn Game, etc. (other than Grünfeld Defence and Old Indian Defence) Nimzo-Indian Defence Queen's Indian Defence King's...
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The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: 1. e4 c5 The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's...
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Petrov's Defence or the Petrov Defence (also called Petroff Defence, Petrov's Game, Russian Defence, or Russian Game – Russian: Русская партия) is a chess...
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(diagram) The game has now transposed to the Grünfeld Defence (5...d5, ECO code D92), in a line with Bf4. The Grünfeld is usually initiated by 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...
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The Nadanian Variation (sometimes called the Nadanian Attack) of the Grünfeld Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3...
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The Nimzowitsch Defence (named after Aron Nimzowitsch) is a somewhat uncommon chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 Nc6 This opening is an example...
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