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Grünfeld Defense: Flohr Defense

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Overview

Grünfeld Defense: Flohr Defense is a variation within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, indexed as ECO D94.

The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.

Play reaches this position via 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bf5, after 14 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of Slav Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
D94
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies
14
Parent
Slav Defense

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