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D8723 plies · black to move

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Seville Variation

The Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Seville Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code D87 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 12 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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

Resulting Position