D83 · Indian · a defense for Black

Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Botvinnik Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Bf4Bg75.e3O-O6.Rc1c57.dxc5Be6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Botvinnik Variation206 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
52%10856%
32%6527%
9.7%2063%
1.9%450%
1.5%367%
1%2100%
0.5%1100%
0.5%10%
0.5%10%
0.5%1100%
Famous games in this line163 master games
Wojtaszek, R. (2736)Salem, AR. (2628)20161–0L'Ami, Erwin (2606)Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2721)2009½–½Inarkiev, E. (2689)Salem, AR. (2638)20170–1So, Wesley (2656)Sutovsky, Emil (2657)2010½–½Akobian, V. (2647)Xiong, Jeffery (2665)2018½–½Nikolic, Predrag (2641)Sokolov, Ivan (2656)1999½–½Khalifman, Alexander (2678)Shipov, Sergei (2589)20031–0Mastrovasilis, Athanasios (2556)Timofeev, Artyom (2690)2010½–½
Heroes of this opening Wojtaszek, R. · Salem, AR. · Khalifman, Alexander
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 6. Rc1 c5 7. dxc5 Be6
GambitFianchettoSharpAggressiveHypermodern
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Ernst Grünfeld introduced ...d5 against the fianchetto structures in 1922 and promptly beat future world champion Alekhine with it. Thirteen-year-old Bobby Fischer's 'Game of the Century' against Donald Byrne — the queen sacrifice every chess kid learns — was a Grünfeld. Give White the center, then chop it down.

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