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Opening· 8 plies

Richter-Veresov Attack: Two Knights System, Grünfeld Defense

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO D01), reached after 8 half-moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Nf3 g6.

Richter-Veresov Attack: Two Knights System, Grünfeld Defense ECO D01
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About this opening

Richter-Veresov Attack: Two Knights System, Grünfeld Defense is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code D01. 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 8 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Nf3 g6.

It belongs to the Richter-Veresov Attack family. Within that family this is a level-2 branch (the Two Knights System → Grünfeld Defense line). The immediate parent line is Richter-Veresov Attack: Two Knights System, transitioned via 4…g6.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.d4 Nf6, 2.Nc3 d5, 3.Bg5 Nbd7, 4.Nf3 g6. 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.