Indian · a defense for Black
Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Bf4Bg75.e3O-O
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit173k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
13%22k49%
8.1%14k48%
6%10k48%
4.9%8.5k44%
2.6%4.5k49%
2.4%4.2k52%
1.4%2.4k47%
1.3%2.2k47%
Famous games in this line1.3k master games
Giri, A. (2771) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2796)So, W. (2770) – Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2789)Gelfand, B. (2759) – Grischuk, A. (2795)Giri, A. (2779) – Nepomniachtchi, I. (2774)So, W.. (2770) – Giri, A.. (2776)Li Chao2 (2755) – Giri, A. (2790)Aronian, Levon (2805) – Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2733)Nakamura, Hikaru (2758) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2775)Heroes of this opening Giri, A.. · Vachier Lagrave, Maxime · Grischuk, A. · Aronian, Levon
- Family
- Grünfeld Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D83
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O
GambitFianchettoSharpAggressiveHypermodern
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Go deeper — named lines from here
Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Capablanca Variation6.Rc1 · 1 deeper lineGrünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Botvinnik Variation6.Rc1 c5 7.dxc5 Be6Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit Accepted6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Nxd5 Qxd5 8.Bxc7
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From the archives
Ernst Grünfeld introduced the counter-strike ...d5 in 1922 and beat the future world champion Alekhine with it in Vienna that November. Thirteen-year-old Bobby Fischer's 'Game of the Century' against Donald Byrne — the queen sacrifice every chess kid learns — transposed into the same opening. Give White the centre, then chop it down.
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