Tree path 8 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Queen's Gambit Declined › Queen's Knight Variation › Tarrasch Defense › Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense › Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation › Tarrasch Defense: Grünfeld Gambit
D32

Tarrasch Defense: Grünfeld Gambit

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Overview

Tarrasch Defense: Grünfeld Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO D32 in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.

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

The line arises from 14 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. dxc5 d4 7. Na4 b5.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.

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ECO code
D32
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies
14
Parent
Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation

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