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Grünfeld Defense: Gibbon Gambit

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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.g4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Gibbon Gambit1.1k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
62%66649%
13%14259%
8.7%9351%
8%8645%
4.2%4557%
3%3248%
0.4%475%
0.2%20%
0.2%2100%
0.1%10%
Famous games in this line11 master games
Drazic, S. (2394)Sedlak, N. (2604)20180–1Gervasio, Ricardo (2369)Djuric, Stefan (2517)19990–1Bersamina, Paulo (2361)Laylo, D. (2484)2015½–½Obsivac, Josef (2350)Pribyl, Josef (2430)19980–1Wehmeier, Stefan (2410)Sygulski, Artur (2360)19950–1Deglmann, Ludwig (2270)Jansa, Vlastimil (2440)20120–1Pantaleev, Dimitar (2310)Radev, Nikolai (2380)19791–0Murey, Jacob (2445)Napolov, V. (2200)19751–0
Heroes of this opening Sedlak, N. · Djuric, Stefan · Pribyl, Josef · Sygulski, Artur
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
D80
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. g4
GambitFianchettoSharpHypermodern
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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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