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D9821 plies · black to move

Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Keres Variation

The Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Keres Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code D98 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. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4 8. Be3 Nfd7 9. Be2 Nb6 10. Qd3 Nc6 11. O-O-O. 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
Black p
Black p
Black b
Black p
6
Black n
Black n
Black p
5
4
White p
White p
Black b
3
White n
White q
White b
White n
2
White p
White p
White b
White p
White p
White p
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b
c
White k
d
White r
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f
g
h
White r

Resulting Position