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Re: Sternest test of Gruenfeld?
Reply #2 - 04/09/07 at 23:45:36
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Markovich wrote on 04/09/07 at 13:18:00:
Pardon my miserable ignorance, O Gruenfeld gurus, but what nowadays is considered the sternest test of this defense?  The Nf3 exchange with 8. Rb1?  The Ne2 exchange with the exchange sac?  Or something else?




I would say this qualifies as a rather shallow question. Don't you have a database you could look at to figure out what strong players are playing? Anything more specific would require much more effort on my part. And I would hate to waste such effort.

  

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Re: Sternest test of Gruenfeld?
Reply #1 - 04/09/07 at 21:43:38
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Well in Starting out: 1.d4!, John Cox writes, "The Grünfeld is another defence where there is a clear consensus among GMs what is White's most challenging approach."  He then goes on to cover the 8.Rb1 exchange variation.  Since I'm no Grüfeld guru I don't really know, but I certainly think you've picked out the 2 variations that would get the most votes.
  
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Sternest test of Gruenfeld?
04/09/07 at 13:18:00
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Pardon my miserable ignorance, O Gruenfeld gurus, but what nowadays is considered the sternest test of this defense?  The Nf3 exchange with 8. Rb1?  The Ne2 exchange with the exchange sac?  Or something else?

  

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