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D7711 plies · black to move

Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation

The Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code D77 in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, arising from 1.d4 d5, including the Queen's Gambit, Slav Defense, and related systems. It is reached after 6 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c4. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black n
Black b
Black q
Black r
Black k
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black b
Black p
6
Black n
Black p
5
Black p
4
White p
White p
3
White n
White p
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
White b
White p
1a
White r
b
White n
c
White b
d
White q
e
f
White r
g
White k
h

Resulting Position