Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Botvinnik Variation is a chess opening with the ECO code D83, part of the Grünfeld Defense family. It goes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 c5 7. dxc5 Be6. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn) and Black answers 1... Nf6. After 14 moves it is White to move. After the last move White is a pawn ahead in material. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.
The moves
1. d4 – White plays the pawn to d4
1... Nf6 – Black plays the knight to f6
2. c4 – White plays the pawn to c4
2... g6 – Black plays the pawn to g6
3. Nc3 – White plays the knight to c3
3... d5 – Black plays the pawn to d5
4. Bf4 – White plays the bishop to f4
4... Bg7 – Black plays the bishop to g7
5. e3 – White plays the pawn to e3
5... O-O – Black castles kingside
6. Rc1 – White plays the rook to c1
6... c5 – Black plays the pawn to c5
The line goes on for 2 more moves; the lesson shows them all.
About the Grünfeld Defense
Black plays ...Nf6, ...g6 and ...d5, letting White build a big pawn centre and then attacking it with pieces. It is sharp and full of theory.
After cxd5 Nxd5 e4, Black trades on c3 and hits d4 with ...c5.
The bishop on g7 is Black's best piece, pressing on d4 along the long diagonal.
Black adds ...Nc6, ...Bg4 and ...Qa5 to attack the centre; White tries to push d5.
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