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Power openings: Grünfeld Defence Volume 1 and 2
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You are looking for an active answer to 1.d4? Then the Grünfeld Indian is an excellent choice! Not by chance this opening is one of the main weapons of some top grandmasters: with active play and emphasis on tactics, Black counters White’s strong centre, immediately facing him with concrete problems.
| Languages: | English |
| System: | Windows 7 or higher, Mac OS X (only download) |
| Published: | Nov 2021 |
| Delivery: | Download, Postal Delivery |
| Level: | Advanced , Tournament player , Professional |
Sample video
- Introduction
- 3rd move sidelines
- 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6
- Sidelines
- 3.h4
- 3.f3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.e4 e6
- 3.f3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.e4 e6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Nge2/Be3/Bg5
- 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.e3 0-0
- 3.g3
- 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3
- Sidelines
- Double fianchetto
- early cxd5
- Ideas with Qb3
- Russian Systems with Qa4/Qb3
- 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7
- 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4/Bf4
- 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4 a6 8.e5 b5
- Early Qb3/Qa4
- 4.e3
- 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 4.e3 Bg7 - Qb3 and b4 systems
- 4.e3 Bg7 - cxd5 systems
- 4.e3 Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Bd2/Be2
- 4.Bg5
- 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 4.Bg5 Bg7 5.Nf3 Ne4 - without an early cxd5
- 4.Bg5 Bg7 5.e3/Bxf6 - systems without Nf3
- 4.Bg5 Bg7 5.Bxf6 Bxf6 6.cxd5 c5 7.dxc5 Nd7
- 4.Bf4
- 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.Rc1/Nf3
- 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 c5
- 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.h4
- 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.h4
- Exercises
- Description
- Exercise 1
- Exercise 2
- Exercise 3
- Exercise 4
- Exercise 5
- Exercise 6
- Exercise 7
- Exercise 8
- Exercise 9
- Exercise 10
- Exercise 11
- Exercise 12
- Exercise 13
- Exercise 14
- Exercise 15
- Exercise 16
- Outro
Windows 7 or higher
Minimum: Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, DirectX11, graphics card with 256 MB RAM, (DVD-ROM drive), Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 14/Fritz 16 or included Reader and internet access for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel i5 (Quadcore), 4 GB RAM, Windows 10, DirectX11, graphics card with 512 MB RAM or more, 100% DirectX10-compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, (DVD-ROM drive) and internet access for program activation.
MacOSX
only available as download! Minimum: MacOS "Yosemite" 10.10
Grünfeld Defence
The Grünfeld Defence is part of the group of openings which arose only when a new understanding of the struggle for the centre was developed. In 1922 the Austrian grandmaster Ernst Grünfeld (1893–1962) introduced to practice this system which would later be taken up by Botvinnik, Fischer and Kasparov and which nowadays counts as one of the most important defences to 1.d4. In the diagram above, which shows the main line, Black has actually exchanged his d-pawn for the white b-pawn. And White has not only been able to set up the ideal centre e4/d4, but his d-pawn is even supported by the pawn on c3. The secret underlying the vitality of the black position can be found in the subsequent piece development and the counter-attack against the d4-square. Black only requires two moves, ...c5 and ...Nc6, in order to be able to exert strong pressure against the d4-pawn.
=> More products: Grünfeld DefenceVolume 1
In this video course, the Austrian number 1 and Grünfeld expert Markus Ragger gives you the necessary knowledge to outplay your opponents with the Grünfeld. In over 10 hours (volumes 1 and 2), he presents the most important main and side lines. Subsequently, you have the chance to apply your freshly acquired knowledge in interactive video format, finding the right moves in response to the author’s questions. What’s more, you can practice the repertoire and play out the Grünfeld structures against the computer. So - start studying the Grünfeld right away!
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5
- 5.Bd2, 5.g3, 5.Na4, 5.Qb3/Qa4
5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7
- 7.Ba3, 7.Bc4, 7.Be3, 7.Bb5, 7.Qa4, 7.Bg5
7.Nf3 c5
- 8.Rb1, 8.Be2, 8.h3, 8.Bb5, 8.Be3
• Video running time: 5 hours (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Training with ChessBase apps - Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz on various levels
• Database with model games
Volume 2
In this video course, the Austrian number 1 and Grünfeld expert Markus Ragger gives you the necessary knowledge to outplay your opponents with the Grünfeld. In over 10 hours (volumes 1 and 2), he presents the most important main and side lines. Subsequently, you have the chance to apply your freshly acquired knowledge in interactive video format, finding the right moves in response to the author’s questions. What’s more, you can practice the repertoire and play out the Grünfeld structures against the computer. So - start studying the Grünfeld right away!
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6
- 3.f3, 3.g3, 3.h4, 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.e3, 3.Bg5
3.Nc3 d5
- 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.h4, 5.Qb3, 4.Bg5, 4.Bf4, 4.e3, 4.Qa4+/Qb3
• Video running time: 5 hours (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Training with ChessBase apps - Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz on various levels
• Database with model games
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