Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation
Overview
Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation sits at the top of the Closed & Semi-Closed Games tree, indexed as ECO D71.
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 10 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 to reach the canonical position.
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- ECO code
- D71
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 10
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