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D97: Gruenfeld, Russian, Byrne (Simagin) variation

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Nc6

Gruenfeld, Russian, Byrne (Simagin) variation

D97 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 594
Last Played: Jun 2026
Overall score:
35.9% 39.6% 24.6%

Played frequently by:

White  
Zoltan Gyimesi 7 games
Ivan Farago 6 games
Daniel E Shapiro 6 games
Black  
Maxime Vachier Lagrave 9 games
Sergey Kudrin 7 games
Mark D Tseitlin 6 games

Possible continuations:

8. Be2  427
35.1 % 42.2 % 22.7 %
8. h3  47
34 % 23.4 % 42.6 %
8. Bf4  40
27.5 % 55 % 17.5 %
8. Be3  40
55 % 20 % 25 %
8. e5  15
33.3 % 33.3 % 33.3 %
8. d5  14
21.4 % 35.7 % 42.9 %
8. Bg5  11
54.5 % 36.4 %