Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, with 5.Bd2

D851.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bd2

• Overview

• 1

  5...c5!?

  D855...c5 6.dxc5
• 2

  5...Nb6 6.e3 Bg7 7.f4!?

  D855...Nb6 6.e3 Bg7 7.f4
• 3

  5...Nb6 6.e3 Bg7 7.h4!?

  D855...Nb6 6.e3 Bg7 7.h4
• 4

  5...Bg7 6.e4 Nxc3 - 8...Nc6

  D855...Bg7 6.e4 Nxc3 7.Bxc3 O‑O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Nf3
• 5

  8...c5 9.d5 e6

  D855...Bg7 6.e4 Nxc3 7.Bxc3 O‑O 8.Qd2 c5 9.d5 e6 10.Bc4
• 6

  8...c5 9.d5 Bxc3 10.bxc3 e6

  D855...Bg7 6.e4 Nxc3 7.Bxc3 O‑O 8.Qd2 c5 9.d5 Bxc3 10.bxc3 e6 11.d6
• 7

  10...Qd6

  D855...Bg7 6.e4 Nxc3 7.Bxc3 O‑O 8.Qd2 c5 9.d5 Bxc3 10.bxc3 Qd6 11.f4
• 8

  6...Nb6 7.Be3 - 8...e5 9.Nf3

  D855...Bg7 6.e4 Nb6 7.Be3
• 9

  8...e5 9.d5!?

  D855...Bg7 6.e4 Nb6 7.Be3 O‑O 8.h3 e5 9.d5
• 10

  Carlsen's 8.a4!?

  D855...Bg7 6.e4 Nb6 7.Be3 O‑O 8.a4