D76 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation
D76 holds a single named line. It leaves D74, a position of the same name, with 7...Nb6. At 14 plies, its reference line is the second-longest of the 10 Neo-Grünfeld Defense codes. White, to move in that position, has 33 legal moves, the fourth-lowest count of the 10 Neo-Grünfeld Defense codes. Black’s pieces and pawns attack five squares in White’s half, the fourth-highest count of the 10 Neo-Grünfeld Defense codes.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4 | Nf6 |
| 2 | c4 | g6 |
| 3 | Nf3 | Bg7 |
| 4 | g3 | O-O |
| 5 | Bg2 | d5 |
| 6 | cxd5 | Nxd5 |
| 7 | O-O | Nb6 |
Moves only D76 plays
Same as D74 up to 7.O-O, then:
- 7...Nb6 The knight goes from d5 to b6, opening a line for the queen on d8, guarding the rook on a8.
The road to D76
One of the seven named positions on the way are reached by a move order other than their own.
- 1.d4 … 3...Bg7five earlier stops: A40, A45, A50, E60
- 4.g3E60 Fianchetto Variation
- 7.O-OD74 Delayed Exchange Variation
- 7...Nb6D76
The position after 7...Nb6
White has brought out the knight on f3 and bishop on g2; Black the knight on b6 and bishop on g7. White has a half-open c-file; Black a half-open d-file.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| D77 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation | four squares: c4, d5, b6, f6 |
| D79 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation | four squares: d5, b6, f6, c7 |
| D75 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation | six squares: b1, c3, c5, d5, b6, c7 |
| D78 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense | six squares: c4, d5, b6, c6, f6, c7 |
| E65 | King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation | eight squares: b1, c3, c4, c5, b6, d6, f6, c7 |
| A39 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation | ten squares: b1, c3, c4, c5, b6, c6, f6, c7 … |
| A88 | Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation | ten squares: b1, c3, c4, f5, b6, c6, d6, f6 … |