[Event "🇦🇺 The Grunfeld Defense 🇦🇺: Introduction"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/bwxrCLPG/9cB2lMON"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D80"] [Opening "Grünfeld Defense"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/SirDillyMoves"] [UTCDate "2018.01.02"] [UTCTime "19:09:24"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/bwxrCLPG/9cB2lMON"] [Orientation "black"] { Welcome to my study on the Grunfeld Defense! The Grunfeld defense is an Aggressive and ambitious opening against white's 1.d4 and 2.c4. If you enjoy this Study or Find it helpful, please click the heart! :) } 1. d4 { [%csl Bd4][%cal Bd2d4] } 1... Nf6 { With Nf6, Black controls the e4 square, and simultaneously develops a piece. } { [%csl Bf6,Re4][%cal Bg8f6,Rf6e4] } (1... d5) 2. c4 { White Gains More Queenside space, and this is right now the most popular Move against Nf6 and d5 } { [%csl Bc4,Bd4] } 2... g6 { Black looks for an early Fianchetto, while allowing white to gain a decent center (Temporarily) } 3. Nc3 { White develops. And here Black has 2 main moves. Bg7 (The King's Indian Defense) and d5 (The Grunfeld Defense) Today we'll be looking at the Grunfeld defense. } { [%csl Bg7,Yd5][%cal Bf8g7,Yd7d5,Gd7d6] } 3... d5 { Black strikes in the center on the 3rd move! Black wants to open the game, and usually wants to make some queenside weaknesses for white, a tactical game :) } { [%csl Rc4][%cal Rd5c4] } *