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D99: Gruenfeld defence, Smyslov, main line

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4 8. Be3 Nfd7 9. Qb3

Gruenfeld defence, Smyslov, main line

D99 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 213
Last Played: Aug 2026
Overall score:
40.8% 34.3% 24.9%

Played frequently by:

White  
Vlastimil Babula 14 games
Gennadi Sosonko 11 games
Alexander G Beliavsky 6 games
Black  
Jan H Timman 9 games
Jan Smejkal 9 games
Vlastimil Jansa 9 games

Possible continuations:

9... Nb6  162
40.1 % 37 % 22.8 %
9... c5  38
34.2 % 26.3 % 39.5 %
9... Bxf3  10
70 % 30 %
9... Nc6  3
66.7 % 33.3 %