Caissa Codex
D83

Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Capablanca Variation

Chess diagram: Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Capablanca Variation after 6. Rc1

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Statistics from Lichess

26,513 games: White 53.2% / Draw 7.7% / Black 39.1%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 22, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.13 The position is about equal

Best play: 6... Be6 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bg5 b6 9. b4 c6 10. Be2 a5 11. cxb6

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Capablanca Variation (ECO D83, Closed & Semi-Closed Games) is a gambit in the Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 (6 moves).

In 26,513 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 53.2%, Black 39.1% and 7.7% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 6…c5, in 50% of those games.

It continues into one named variation, Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Botvinnik Variation.

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How to play against the Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Capablanca Variation

6…Be6 scores best for Black: 50.4%, with Black winning 44.5% and White 43.8% of 1,980 games. The most played, 6…c5, scores 43.2% in 13K games, and 6…c6 scores lowest: 40.8%. Stockfish's first choice is also 6…Be6.

Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: Black's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings

Variations (1)

Other lines from the same position

Instead of 6. Rc1, the position after Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Capablanca Variation (D83)”. Lichess data as of 22 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/grunfeld-defense-brinckmann-attack-grunfeld-gambit-capablanca-variation

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