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)L'Ami, Erwin (2606) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2721)Inarkiev, E. (2689) – Salem, AR. (2638)So, Wesley (2656) – Sutovsky, Emil (2657)Akobian, V. (2647) – Xiong, Jeffery (2665)Nikolic, Predrag (2641) – Sokolov, Ivan (2656)Khalifman, Alexander (2678) – Shipov, Sergei (2589)Mastrovasilis, Athanasios (2556) – Timofeev, Artyom (2690)Heroes of this opening Wojtaszek, R. · Salem, AR. · Khalifman, Alexander
- 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 6. Rc1 c5 7. dxc5 Be6
GambitFianchettoSharpAggressiveHypermodern
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From the archives
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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