D81 Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Accelerated Variation
D81 holds a single named line. It leaves D80 (Grünfeld Defense) with 4.Qb3. That final move, by the queen, guards the pawn on c4. Of all other reference positions, the board of D82 (Brinckmann Attack) comes closest, four squares apart.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4 | Nf6 |
| 2 | c4 | g6 |
| 3 | Nc3 | d5 |
| 4 | Qb3 |
The road to D81
- 1.d4 … 2...g6four earlier stops: A40, A45, A50, E60
- 3.Nc3E61 King’s Indian Defense
- 3...d5D80 Grünfeld Defense
- 4.Qb3D81
The position after 4.Qb3
White has brought out the knight on c3; Black the knight on f6. Black could capture with dxc4. Black is to move and has 31 legal moves.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| D90 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation | four squares: d1, g1, b3, f3 |
| D96 | Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation | four squares: g1, f3, g7, f8 |
| E61 | King’s Indian Defense | four squares: d1, b3, d5, d7 |
| D85 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation | five squares: d1, b3, c4, d5, f6 |
| D35 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Normal Defense | six squares: d1, b3, e6, g6, e7, g7 |
| D70 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Goglidze Attack | six squares: b1, d1, f2, b3, c3, f3 |
| E60 | Indian Defense: West Indian Defense | six squares: b1, d1, b3, c3, d5, d7 |