Chess openings / Grünfeld Defense
Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Capablanca Variation
Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Capablanca Variation (D83) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 O-O 6.Rc1. In 160 games between strong players, White wins 47%, 10% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 6…c5 (50%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 O-O 6.Rc1
- ECO
- D83
- Games between strong players
- 160
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6…c5 | 50% (80) | – | |
| 6…c6 | 24% (39) | – | |
| 6…Be6 | 14% (22) | – | |
| 6…dxc4 | 9% (15) | – | |
| 6…Nc6 | 2% (3) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 O-O
More Grünfeld Defense lines
- Grünfeld Defense 11,148 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation 6,309 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation 5,663 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation 3,456 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System 1,629 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation 1,229 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation 981 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation 889 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Stockholm Variation 740 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation 569 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack 517 games
- Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack 447 games
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