Tarrasch Defense: Grünfeld Gambit
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. dxc5 d4 7. Na4 b5
8. cxb6+0.82
White is clearly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Tarrasch Defense: Grünfeld Gambit (D32), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. dxc5 d4 7. Na4 b5, Stockfish 18 recommends 8. cxb6 for White. White is clearly better (+0.82).
Top engine moves
- +0.828. cxb6 axb6 9. e3 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bd7 11. Bb5 Nf6 12. O-O Bxd2
- +0.278. e3 bxa4 9. exd4 Nf6 10. Qxa4 Bd7 11. Bb5 Rc8 12. Bf4 Be7
- −0.118. b4 bxa4 9. e3 dxe3 10. Qxa4 exf2+ 11. Kxf2 Bd7 12. Bb5 Qc8
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Tarrasch Defense: Grünfeld Gambit?
After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. dxc5 d4 7. Na4 b5, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 8. cxb6 for White, continuing axb6 9. e3 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bd7 11. Bb5 Nf6 12. O-O Bxd2. White is clearly better (+0.82). The next best moves are 8. e3 (+0.27) and 8. b4 (−0.11).
Is the Tarrasch Defense: Grünfeld Gambit a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.82: white is clearly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Tarrasch Defense: Grünfeld Gambit?
D32. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; D is the volume for closed and semi-closed games.
Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).