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Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Reshevsky Gambit

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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Bf4Bg75.Rc1O-O6.e3c57.dxc5Qa5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Reshevsky Gambit2.9k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
78%2.3k61%
11%32462%
4.2%12565%
2.2%6544%
1.3%3834%
1%3038%
0.8%2339%
0.6%1934%
0.5%1631%
0.2%757%
Famous games in this line93 master games
Gelfand, B. (2748) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2757)2014½–½Dreev, Alexey (2683) – Sutovsky, Emil (2656)20021–0Sarana, A. (2668) – Shevchenko, Kirill (2668)2023½–½Wojtaszek, R. (2660) – Lagarde, Max (2607)2025½–½Lalic, Bogdan (2565) – Polgar, Judit (2665)19961–0Nikolic, Predrag (2633) – Lautier, Joel (2596)19991–0Ghaem Maghami, E.. (2561) – Tabatabaei, M.. (2629)2021½–½Timofeev, Arty (2594) – Wagner, De (2581)20211–0
Heroes of this opening Dreev, Alexey · Lalic, Bogdan · Nikolic, Predrag · Timofeev, Arty
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. Rc1 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5
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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