D85: Gruenfeld, exchange variation

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5

Gruenfeld, exchange variation

D85 Sub-variants:

Gruenfeld, exchange variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5

Gruenfeld, modern exchange variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3

Overview

Games on Database:

21586

Last Played:

Jun 2025

Overall score:

34.9%

38.6%

26.5%

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Played frequently by:

White
Anatoly Vaisser	62 games
Svetozar Gligoric	59 games
Ivan Sokolov	57 games

Black
Peter Svidler	114 games
Lubomir Ftacnik	93 games
Semen I Dvoirys	77 games

Possible continuations:

5. e4

17791

34.8 %

38.9 %

26.3 %

5. Bd2

2160

38 %

39.2 %

22.8 %

5. g3

611

32.4 %

38 %

29.6 %

5. Na4

426

36.9 %

35 %

28.2 %

5. Nf3

342

31.3 %

30.4 %

38.3 %

5. Qb3

105

26.7 %

41 %

32.4 %

5. e3

37.9 %

31.8 %

30.3 %

5. Nxd5

14.3 %

16.3 %

69.4 %

5. h4

36.4 %

27.3 %

5. Qa4+

20 %

50 %

30 %

5. Bg5

33.3 %

55.6 %

5. Ne4

33.3 %

66.7 %

5. f3