An attacking Grünfeld Repertoire for black that covers every major variation white could choose.
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The Grünfeld Defense is a hypermodern opening. It does not challenge center in a “classical” manner. The idea is to allow white to develop classically, only to disrupt his central control with the pieces later on.
It’s a very aggressive defense in many respects, and it leads to extremely sharp and interesting games. That is mainly due to the imbalances which almost inevitably occur in the center and on the queenside.
Ernst Grünfeld introduced the opening in 1922. in his game against Alekhine. Apparently Alekhine resigned by throwing his king across the room. Later on, Alekhine employed the Grünfeld defense himself successfully.
As opposed to the KID, where black fights for the center later on and castles first, in the Grünfeld black strikes at the center right away, not giving white the option of a further expansion. After d5, white has numerous responses.
The two most common ones are the Exchange variation which occurs after …d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5
5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3, and is one of the most challenging ways for white to continue (and the most common one), and the lines after 4. Nf3 Bg7.
Introduction to the Grünfeld Defense: https://youtu.be/NnkMyb1ThXc
Exchange Variation of the Grünfeld Defense: https://youtu.be/C1EbPsdB4FM
Brinckmann Attack: https://youtu.be/42dvuYG4AvE
Petrosian System of the Grünfeld Defense: https://youtu.be/P9rlsTqReYI
The f3 Anti-Grünfeld: https://youtu.be/sTEkh-p24mI
Russian System: https://youtu.be/u3uNu5LW18k
The Neo-Grünfeld Defense: https://youtu.be/jlHXqSh4mek
London System against the Grünfeld Setup: https://youtu.be/92PECAMl1EA
Best books on the Grünfeld:
Chess Explained: The Grünfeld, V. Bogdanov: https://amzn.to/492vIXv
Play the Grunfeld, Y. Dembo: https://amzn.to/46Qr919
Starting Out: the Grünfeld, J. Agaard: https://amzn.to/490unQT
Understanding the Grünfeld, J. Rowson: https://amzn.to/498hQLg
The Safest Grünfeld (complete repertoire for black), Delchev, Agrest: https://amzn.to/3Ja0XFy
Grandmaster Repertoire 8: The Grunfeld Defence Volume 1, Avrukh: https://amzn.to/4onkNwe
Grandmaster Repertoire 9: The Grunfeld Defence Volume 2, Avrukh: https://amzn.to/4nVk99o
Grunfeld for the Attacking Player, Lalic, https://amzn.to/43kqJxF
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