The Brinckmann Attack, Reshevsky Gambit is a variation of the Grünfeld Defense, catalogued as ECO D83. The line runs 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Rc1 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5, reaching the position shown below after 14 half-moves.
Black holds the centre with pawns on d5, and one pawn capture is available, so the structure has not settled yet. Development is level at two minor pieces each, and White is up a pawn of material. It is White to move after seven moves. Black has castled while White’s king is still uncommitted; White has doubled pawns on the c-file.
On the Grünfeld Defense generally: A hypermodern defense where Black allows White a big center then undermines it with ...d5.
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The Brinckmann Attack, Reshevsky Gambit goes 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 variation of the Grünfeld Defense and is catalogued as ECO D83.
The Brinckmann Attack, Reshevsky Gambit is ECO D83. ECO codes group openings by their move order, so nearby codes cover closely related lines of the Grünfeld Defense.
Stockfish evaluates the position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Rc1 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 at +0.33 at depth 18, which is a slight pull for White, within normal opening margins. Engine evaluation is only a starting point — at club level the practical value of a line is mostly about whether you know its plans better than your opponent does.
Black holds the centre with pawns on d5, and one pawn capture is available, so the structure has not settled yet. Development is level at two minor pieces each, and White is up a pawn of material. It is White to move. Black has castled while White’s king is still uncommitted; White has doubled pawns on the c-file.