Grünfeld Defense · D80
Lundin Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. Qd2 c5
The structure hands Black the half-open d-file - rook pressure down it is a standing plan.
The first 4 moves, explained
- 1. d4 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling e5, and frees the bishop and queen.
- 1... Nf6 Develops the knight to f6, eyeing d5 and e4.
- 2. c4 Fights for d5 from the flank - contesting the centre without committing a centre pawn.
- 2... g6 Prepares the fianchetto: the bishop will take the long diagonal via g7. Theory calls this the West Indian Defense.
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Where this fits
This line is one of 58 in the Grünfeld Defense. If you want to know where your own games leave it, the guide on leaving theory explains how that is found.