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Gruenfeld Defense, Russian Variation, Smyslov Variation

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

ECO: D98

Average Player Rating: 2397

Performance Rating: 2364

Color: black

Opening Statistics

White Win %

33.8%

Black Win %

27.7%

Draw %

38.6%

Chess Trivia

Fun fact: The term 'blitz chess' refers to a game where each player has less than 10 minutes to complete all moves.

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"The winner of a game is the one who has made the next-to-last mistake."

- Savielly Tartakower

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