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D82

Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack

Key moves: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4/Bg5

The Russian System and other sidelines where White avoids the main Exchange Variation. These lines lead to less theoretical but still rich positions.

History & Notable Players

Employed by many Russian grandmasters as a practical alternative to the Exchange Variation.

Top Players in this Opening

Svidler,P15 gamesTimman, Jan H6 gamesMamedyarov,S4 gamesReshevsky, Samuel Herman4 gamesCarlsen,M4 gamesKasparov, Gary4 gamesPortisch, Lajos4 gamesMorozevich,A3 gamesNakamura,H3 gamesBotvinnik, Mikhail3 games

Related Openings

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