Tree path 3 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto › Grünfeld Defense: Counterthrust Variation
E60

Grünfeld Defense: Counterthrust Variation

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Overview

Grünfeld Defense: Counterthrust Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E60.

The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.

It is reached after 8 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5.

It is a variation of King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.

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ECO code
E60
Group
Indian Defenses (E)
Plies
8
Parent
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto

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