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D8821 plies · black to move

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation

The Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code D88 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 11 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 cxd4 11. cxd4. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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

Resulting Position