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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

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Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation (ECO D85) is a chess opening starting with 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3. See its main lines, common continuations, and win/draw/loss statistics from real games.

Common Continuations
c5
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation
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