Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense
Overview
Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense sits at the top of the Closed & Semi-Closed Games tree, indexed as ECO D78.
The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.
It begins with 12 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d5 to reach the canonical position.
It continues primarily into one named line, Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation.
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- ECO code
- D78
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 12
- Direct variations
- 1
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