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The Grünfeld Defence is a dynamic and popular weapon for Black against queen's pawn openings. Former World Champion Bobby Fischer and current world number one Carry Kasparov head a long list of grandmasters that have utilised this opening with continued success. Nigel Davies explains the key ideas and tactics for both White and Black. Using illustrative games, Davies guides the reader through both the fashionable main lines and the tricky side variations. Contents:
The Exchange Variation
- Exchange Variation with 8 Tb1
- Exchange Variation with 8 Le3
- Exchange Variation with 7 Lc4
- Exchange Variation: Lines with Lb5+ or h3
- Exchange Variation: Early Divergences
The Russian System
- The Russian System: Prins Variation
- The Russian System: Hungarian Variation
- The Russian System: Smyslov Variation
- The Russian System: Early Divergences Other Systems
- Classical with Lf4
- Lines with Lg5
- The Finachetto Variation
- Other Variations
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