The Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation, Pawn Grab Line is a chess opening classified under ECO code D85 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 10 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+. The resulting position leaves white to move.
Resulting Position
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+
r1bq1rk1/pp2pp1p/2n3p1/2pP4/4P3/2b2N2/P3BPPP/1RBQK2R w K - 0 11Resulting Position