D96 Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation
D96 holds a single named line. It leaves D90 (Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation) with 5.Qb3. Lines of three other codes continue from its position, the fourth-widest spread of the 20 Grünfeld Defense codes. That final move, by the queen, guards the pawn on c4.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4 | Nf6 |
| 2 | c4 | g6 |
| 3 | Nc3 | d5 |
| 4 | Nf3 | Bg7 |
| 5 | Qb3 |
The road to D96
- 1.d4 … 3...d5six earlier stops: A40, A45, A50, D80, E60, E61
- 4.Nf3D90 Three Knights Variation
- 4...Bg7D90 Three Knights Variation
- 5.Qb3D96
The position after 5.Qb3
White has brought out the knight on c3 and knight on f3; Black the knight on f6 and bishop on g7. Black could capture with dxc4. Black is to move and has 34 legal moves.
Codes that branch off from D96
The reference lines of one other code leave D96 from the position after 5.Qb3, each with its own moves.
| Code | Moves | Reference line |
|---|---|---|
| D97 | 5...dxc4 6.Qxc4 O-O 7.e4 | Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation |
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| D81 | Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Accelerated Variation | four squares: g1, f3, g7, f8 |
| D91 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System | four squares: c1, d1, b3, g5 |
| D92 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack | four squares: c1, d1, b3, f4 |
| D94 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation | four squares: d1, e2, b3, e3 |
| D80 | Grünfeld Defense | six squares: d1, g1, b3, f3, g7, f8 |
| D95 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Vienna Variation | six squares: e2, e3, e8, f8, g8, h8 |
| E62 | King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto | six squares: d1, g2, b3, g3, d5, d6 |