Best response to the Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation (D85)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 · White to move
What is the best response to the Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5)? White to move. See the top replies ranked by opening theory and real-game results, starting with h3.
The main theoretical reply is h3, reaching the Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation, Kramnik's Line.
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