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Opening· 15 plies

Grünfeld Defense: Pachman Variation

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO D95), reached after 15 half-moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 O-O 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Ng5.

Grünfeld Defense: Pachman Variation ECO D95
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About this opening

Grünfeld Defense: Pachman Variation is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code D95. ECO group D (D00–D99) covers closed games and semi-closed games beginning 1.d4 d5, covering the Queen's Gambit, Slav, Grünfeld and related queen-pawn structures. This particular variation is reached after 15 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 O-O 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Ng5.

It belongs to the Grünfeld Defense family. Within that family this is a sub-variation (the Pachman Variation line).

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.d4 Nf6, 2.c4 g6, 3.Nc3 d5, 4.e3 Bg7, 5.Qb3 dxc4, 6.Bxc4 O-O. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.