Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Reshevsky Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Rc1 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5
The Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Reshevsky Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D83, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Rc1 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5. It is a line of the Grünfeld Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1 times by this move order. White won 100%, 0% were drawn and Black won 0%. The most popular continuation is 8. cxd5 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.27 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 8. cxd5 Nbd7 9. f3 Nxc5 10. e4 b5)
- ECO
- D83
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
rnb2rk1/pp2ppbp/5np1/q1Pp4/2P2B2/2N1P3/PP3PPP/2RQKBNR w K - 1 8- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Rc1 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8. cxd5 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
14 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 28%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- GM Pia Cramling (2516) – GM Kateri Lahno (2553) 1-0 · SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 · 2012-12-16
- IM Wellington Carlos Rocha (2427) – IM German Della Morte (2325) 0-1 · 11th IM Int · 2012-12-20
- IM P. Karthikeyan (2474) – Adam Czajkowski (2212) 1-0 · London Classic Open 2016 · 2016-12-10
- IM Mohamed Ezat (2312) – CM Devdutt Binu (2274) 1-0 · Qatar Masters Open 2024 · 2024-12-12
- FM Hans-Joerg, Dr. Cordes (2180) – IM Tobias Kuegel (2391) 0-1 · 28th OIBM 2025 · 2025-11-02
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- Belsazar (2183) – ElizabethGarros (2046) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4
More Grünfeld Defense lines (all)
- Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation, Reversed Tarrasch A56
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- Grünfeld Defense: Lundin Variation D80
- Grünfeld Defense: Lutikov Variation D80
- Grünfeld Defense: Lutikov Variation, Murrey Attack D80
- Grünfeld Defense: Stockholm Variation D80
- Grünfeld Defense: Zaitsev Gambit D80
- Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Accelerated Variation D81
- Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit D83
- Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Botvinnik Variation D83
- Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Capablanca Variation D83
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.