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Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit Accepted

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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Bf4Bg75.e3O-O6.cxd5Nxd57.Nxd5Qxd58.Bxc7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit Accepted6.5k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
64%4.2k41%
24%1.6k50%
4.8%31452%
2.8%18442%
2.3%15240%
0.5%3335%
0.2%1155%
0.2%1164%
0.2%1020%
0.1%540%
Famous games in this line302 master games
Giri, A. (2771) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2796)2017½–½Li Chao2 (2755) – Giri, A. (2790)2016½–½Li Chao2 (2720) – Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2804)2016½–½Giri, A. (2771) – Nepomniachtchi, I. (2732)2017½–½Inarkiev, E. (2683) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2796)2017½–½Wang, Yue (2736) – Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2742)2009½–½Radjabov, Teimour (2700) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2729)2006½–½Dreev, Alexey (2689) – Svidler, Peter (2733)20040–1
Family
Grünfeld Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
D84
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 Qxd5 8. Bxc7
GambitFianchettoSharpAggressiveHypermodern
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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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