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 · ECO D32 · White to move

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What Tarrasch Defense: Grünfeld Gambit puts on the board

White has a one-pawn material edge; white is to move.

Black has central pawns on d4.

White can still castle either side; Black can still castle either side.

The c-file is half-open for Black, giving that side a natural pressure lane.

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