Indian · a defense for Black
Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Bf4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack319k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
82%262k50%
8.9%29k47%
3.2%10k46%
2.5%8.0k44%
1.4%4.5k52%
0.7%2.1k42%
0.3%99444%
0.2%75047%
0.2%69545%
0.2%62544%
Famous games in this line3.1k master games
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2757) – Carlsen, Magnus (2872)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2775) – Carlsen, Magnus (2826)Aronian, Levon (2825) – Morozevich, Alexander (2769)Giri, A. (2771) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2796)So, W. (2770) – Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2789)Aronian, Levon (2802) – Svidler, Peter (2755)Gelfand, B. (2759) – Grischuk, A. (2795)Giri, A. (2779) – Nepomniachtchi, I. (2774)Heroes of this opening Aronian, Levon · Vachier Lagrave, Maxime · Grischuk, A. · Giri, A.
- Family
- Grünfeld Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D82
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4
FianchettoSharpAggressiveHypermodern
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Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit4…Bg7 5.e3 O-O · 3 deeper linesGrünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Capablanca Variation4…Bg7 5.e3 O-O 6.Rc1 · 1 deeper lineGrünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Reshevsky Gambit4…Bg7 5.Rc1 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 …Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Botvinnik Variation4…Bg7 5.e3 O-O 6.Rc1 c5 7.dxc5 …
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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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