Openings/Grünfeld Defense
Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Reshevsky Gambit D83
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Rc1 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5
87 tournament games from this position · White wins 51%, draws 32%, Black wins 17%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd5 | 73 | 51% 33% 16% | 2299 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 11 | 45% 27% 27% | 2238 | 2026 |
| Qd2 | 1 | 100% | 2020 | 2020 |
| h3 | 1 | 100% | 2144 | 2015 |
| Qa4 | 1 | 100% | 2168 | 2018 |
Top games
| Gelfand, B2748–Vachier Lagrave, M2757 | ½-½ | Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 | 2014 |
| Ghaem Maghami, E2561–Tabatabaei, M2629 | ½-½ | ch-IRI 2021 | 2021 |
| Barsegyan, H2498–Narayanan, Sl2626 | 0-1 | Sunway Sitges Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Kelires, Andreas2510–Nihal, Sarin2612 | ½-½ | Sunway Sitges Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Hungaski, R2514–Ivic, Velimir2582 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2021 | 2021 |
| Makarian, Rudik2532–Zemlyanskii, Ivan2563 | 0-1 | Asian Individual Blitz | 2025 |
| Ju, Wenjun2560–Muzychuk, A2530 | ½-½ | World Rapid Women 2023 | 2023 |
| Cramling, P2516–Lahno, Kateri2553 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 | 2012 |
| Holt, C2530–Troff, Kayden W2532 | 0-1 | ch-USA 2015 | 2015 |
| Socko, B2622–Cawdery, D2424 | 1-0 | Riga Tech Open A 2015 | 2015 |
Grünfeld Defense variations
Grünfeld DefenseD80Gibbon GambitD80Lutikov VariationD80Zaitsev GambitD80Stockholm VariationD80Russian Variation, Accelerated VariationD81Brinckmann AttackD82Three Knights VariationD90Counterthrust VariationE60Three Knights VariationD90Exchange VariationD85Three Knights Variation, Burille VariationD94Three Knights Variation, Petrosian SystemD91Three Knights Variation, Hungarian AttackD92Russian VariationD96Flohr VariationD90Exchange Variation, Nadanian AttackD85Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld GambitD83Makogonov VariationD94Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Capablanca VariationD83Three Knights Variation, Hungarian VariationD93Opocensky VariationD94Three Knights Variation, Paris VariationD94Three Knights Variation, Vienna VariationD95