Neo-Grünfeld Defense · D70
with Nf3
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 d5
In the centre, White holds d4 while Black holds d5.
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 16 in the Neo-Grünfeld Defense. If you want to know where your own games leave it, the guide on leaving theory explains how that is found.