Play the Grunfeld: Detailed Coverage Of This Kasparov Favourite

by Glenn Flear, Yelena Dembo

Overview

The Grünfeld is an exciting and dynamic answer to 1 d4, and has become very popular at all levels of chess. A major reason for this is that it has been a long-time favourite of the World's strongest-ever chess player, Garry Kasparov, who used it many times in his numerous World Championship battles. In Play the Grünfeld, Yelena Dembo produces a comprehensive and yet workable repertoire for Black, offering a solution against each of White's tries

Yelena Dembo is a renowned chess coach, who has taught students from over 30 countries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781857445213
Publisher:	Everyman Chess
Publication date:	06/01/2007
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Yelena Dembo is a renowned chess coach, who has taught many students from over 30 countries. She’s also an experienced chess writer and a regular contributor to the quality publication Chess Informant.

Table of Contents

Bibliography     4
Introduction     7
The Exchange Variation: (1 d4 [Knight]f6 2 c4 g6 3 [Knight]c3 d5 4 cxd5 [Knight]xd5 5 e4 [Knight]xc3 6 bxc3 [Bishop]g7)
Introducing 7 [Knight]f3 c5     12
The Critical 8 [Rook]b1     18
[Bishop]e3 Systems     35
The Fashionable 7 [Bishop]c4     51
White's 7th Move Alternatives     71
4 cxd5 [Knight]xd5 without 5 e4     81
3 [Knight]c3 Without The Exchange
The Russian System     92
[King]a4+ Systems     102
[Bishop]f4 Systems     106
[Bishop]g5 Systems     127
The Solid 4 e3     149
Offbeat 4th Move Alternatives     159
White Postpones [Knight]c3
The Fianchetto System     164
Angling for a Samisch: 3 f3     184
Index of Variations     189

Interviews

The Grünfeld is an exciting and dynamic answer to 1 d4, and it has become a very popular opening at all levels of chess. In Play the Grünfeld, Yelena Dembo produces a comprehensive and yet workable repertoire for Black, offering a solution against each of White’s tries. After reading this book, the reader will have the required knowledge and confidence to begin playing the Grünfeld in his or her own games.