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D87: Gruenfeld, exchange, Spassky variation

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 c5

Gruenfeld, exchange, Spassky variation

D87 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 3137
Last Played: Nov 2025
Overall score:
36.2% 36% 27.7%

Played frequently by:

White  
Svetozar Gligoric 23 games
Igor Naumkin 22 games
Rainer Knaak 19 games
Black  
Wlodzimierz Schmidt 19 games
Sergey Kudrin 15 games
Jan Smejkal 14 games

Possible continuations:

9. O-O  2506
36 % 36.6 % 27.4 %
9. Be3  600
37 % 34.5 % 28.5 %
9. d5  10
20 % 50 % 30 %
9. h4  8
62.5 % 25 %
9. Rb1  7
42.9 % 57.1 %
9. Bb2  4
25 % 75 %