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What to play against fianchetto English?
I don't know if this has been asked before (I guess it has), but what would (most) Grunfeld players play against 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.0-0 0-0 5.c4 (in any move order)? The dynamic d5 or the s...

Started 10/30/24 at 09:22:30 by TD
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By: TonyRo
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What to play against the Grunfeld?
A question to all you Grunfeld players, What do you play against your beloved defense?
I play the Grunfeld as black and am looking for a good way to combat it from the white side, any books or re...

Started 04/15/12 at 22:09:40 by Michael Wilde
10 12658 Last Post 04/16/12 at 05:10:47
By: Michael Wilde
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Keres' line against the Grunfeld?
Keres' line against the Grunfeld goes 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3 0-0 6.cd5: Nd5: 7.Bc4. I am considering using this line as a surprise weapon since it's quite out of fashion. White gets ...

Started 08/31/11 at 07:36:00 by NeverGiveUp
4 4071 Last Post 09/01/11 at 16:00:42
By: kylemeister
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Another new Grunfeld book
   I can't see any post about it, but just realized that Avrukh's book should be out by now. Has anybody gotten it and, if so, what are your impressions?

Started 07/16/11 at 07:40:58 by fling
3 3208 Last Post 07/16/11 at 18:56:50
By: Gilchrist is a legend
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Tricky (Anti-) Grünfeld move order
I'm looking into 1.Nf3 to get some variety from my normal 1.d4, and I noticed on my database the move order 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qb3!? Now what usually happens in practice is 5...N...

Started 11/25/10 at 03:06:24 by Stigma
3 2984 Last Post 11/25/10 at 04:05:28
By: BPaulsen
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Exchange Sac in 4 Bf4 Grunfeld
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Rc1 dxc4 8.Bxc4 O-O 9. Nf3 Qxc5 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. O-O Qa5 12. h3 Bf5 13. Qe2 Ne4 14. Nd5 e5 15. Rxc6 *
I was wondering if there have ...

Started 06/11/10 at 20:24:50 by varggrav
0 1384 Last Post 06/11/10 at 20:24:49
By: varggrav
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Avoiding the grunfeld
With the move order 1.c4 Nf6; 2.Nc3 g6; 3.e4 can the Black player get a good game if White persists in not playing d4?

Started 11/20/09 at 12:33:57 by ham204
3 2385 Last Post 11/25/09 at 23:40:55
By: Smyslov_Fan
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Understanding the Grünfeld
hi all,
anyone out there who can explain me some secrets about the Grünfeld?
Below are my analyses to the move 11. ... e6!?!?! in the famous 8.Rb1 line. The e6-move weakens the dark squares ...

Started 11/17/08 at 19:25:00 by gewgaw
3 2757 Last Post 11/20/08 at 21:43:23
By: zoo - Ex Member
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11.d5 pawn sacrifice in the Grunfeld
Hello,
What is your opinion of the variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cd5 Nd5 5.e4 Nc3 6.bc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Rb1 0-0 9.Be2 b6 10.0-0 Bb7 and now 11.d5? For the pawn, White retains his strong ce...

Started 05/22/08 at 04:54:00 by Chevalier
2 2383 Last Post 08/10/08 at 20:17:56
By: rossia
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My Best Games in the Grunfeld    by Shirov
Anyone who has bought this DVD ? Is it Grunfeld mostly from blacks point of view ? Or does Shirov "play it" from both sides ?
I hope its more from blacks point of view as I am myself rather curio...

Started 12/31/07 at 07:35:37 by kalle99
1 2053 Last Post 12/31/07 at 08:10:34
By: Willempie
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Grunfeld 9...Nc6!?
Hi Grunfeld friends!
I read an interesting post here on the forums with the heading "Grunfeld Exc 8.Rb1 with 9..Nc6. Practily the best?" http://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=11476192...

Started 07/03/07 at 11:53:58 by chesscheese
0 1217 Last Post 07/03/07 at 11:53:56
By: chesscheese
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Sakaev's new Expert's Guide to 7. Bc4 Grunfeld
New book by Sakaev at a mammoth 428 pages in 2006. This does not appear to be a repertoire book (unlike his previous How to get the Edge against the Grunfeld).
http://www.chess-stars.com/graphics...

Started 04/26/06 at 11:05:33 by lnn2
2 4414 Last Post 04/28/06 at 20:19:28
By: Fernando Semprun
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This Grünfeld ending is it dull (=)?
Hello, I am a quite experienced Grünfeld player, but I am analysing a position from the Black side after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Rb1 0-0 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd...

Started 11/21/05 at 19:29:56 by ArKheiN
3 3082 Last Post 03/03/06 at 20:50:52
By: Nietzsche
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Grunfeld Russian system
I began to look at different ideas with the Grunfeld, but the Russian system using the Q to recapture on c4 seems really sound for White. I was looking at some old material and I'm afraid it may be ou...

Started 07/19/05 at 07:22:38 by gator
7 4819 Last Post 10/06/05 at 13:59:41
By: micawber
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How do you attack the Grunfeld?
I was wondering what the most dangerous attacking systems are against the Grunfeld?
Are there any variations where you feel that Black is not able to equalize?
So far I have read most of Sak...

Started 06/16/05 at 06:11:27 by Vajken
2 2345 Last Post 06/17/05 at 05:27:49
By: slates
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"Play 1d4!" - Gruenfeld recommendation
I was looking at the following line recomended In "Play 1.d4!", 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.cxd5 Nxg5 7.Nxg5 e6 8.Nf3 (I prefer 8.Qd2 but of course that can be quite complicated or...

Started 04/08/04 at 17:38:26 by Glenn Snow
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By: Glenn Snow
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Gruenfeld - another dangerous system!
I am a 2200 player and recently met a very rare but maybe dangerous system:
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nf6 3.f3!? d5 the only choice for a Gruenfeld player, e5 is possible but i dont believe in it!
4.cd ...

Started 01/12/04 at 06:35:27 by Hamlet (Guest)
4 3971 Last Post 01/13/04 at 09:24:15
By: Glenn Flear (Guest)
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Question about Kharlov-Mamedyarov
I have a question about the game Kharlov-Mamedyarov
The move 19...-e6 gets very good critics but i think that white is much better he can play:
a.) 20 dxe6- Bxe6 21 Bb5-Bd7 (probably not the...

Started 06/22/03 at 13:29:36 by Franck Steenbekkers (Guest)
2 3496 Last Post 06/27/03 at 10:50:20
By: Bilbo Baggins
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Bf4 Grunfeld line in Rowson's book
Rowson gives this line in Understanding the Grunfeld: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Rc1 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. Ne2 Qxc5 10. Qb3 Nc6 11. Nb5 Qh5 12. Ng3 Qh4 13. Nc7 g5 14...

Started 07/10/10 at 11:38:34 by BobbyDigital80
4 3849 Last Post 07/12/10 at 18:22:37
By: micawber
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Anti Indian lines for Grunfeld player
I have tried Grunfeld in a couple of internet blitz games and I find the positons more fun than my usual Dutch defence. However sometimes my opponnets does not allow Grunfeld by playing Nf3 instead of...

Started 11/28/09 at 12:58:40 by bragesjo
2 2017 Last Post 11/29/09 at 11:51:23
By: bragesjo
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