Chess Openings: Grunfeld Defense
Sunday, July 4th, 2010 at
4:00 am
The Grunfeld Defense is one of the most popular chess defenses against the d4 opening from white. Black looks to play a hypermodern defense by allowing white to control the center of the board and counterattack the center with this minor pieces. White much be careful and defend properly or his center control will vanish. White also has the option to decline and continue with a more aggressive line. www.thechesswebsite.com Chess Software used in the video can be found at http and www.chessok.com
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Sweet video, thanks!
“I don’t play like Kasparov. He’s a little better than I am.”
LOL. You’re too modest.
good video, seems like an interesting line(s) to play.
Cool videos, these have really helped my chess game improve.
Very good video
I remember someone played this on me once, the lines look sort of the same. Well thanks this is a defense that i can use because it looks like the King’s Indian Defense
i love your vids but this one didn’t help me as much as the others thx!
2:57 – 2:59 was really funny..!
1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d5..! IF 1.d4 Nf6 2. d5 can again be played And if 1.d4 d5 then 2.c4 and if g6 or Nf6 now then c x d5. IF Nxd5 then e4..!! attacking the knight with tempo. In fact, many players still fianchetto and castle on the king’s side but the H pawn thrust and if blocked G thrust are just 2 powerful. White king in the center or queen side, trading black’s fianchetto bishop and even sacrificing pieces gives white a good adv. and even mating threats in the mid game.
i could beat kasporov just take away his pawns knights bishops rooks and the queen he would be a goner
7.Nf3 is a perfectly normal move. It has nothing to do with Kasparov, and 7,-Bg4 is not a very good response.
yep your totally right PeterRoeder31, Nf3 is a book move and is fine to play, and the book move after would be pawn to c5.
7 nf3 will have 9 h3 to support it, white has won 48% of the time with that move
Thanks for the video! I watch these more than once, btw.
Can you elaborate? Thanks.
JRobi is da best!
Your videos have honestly gotten me back into chess. Every chess book I have that I didn’t read or half-know the moves you elucidate better than any text could, and also go through each variant.
In my mind I always think “but what if this was played instead,” and you answer that, multiple ways.
At 4:36 Isn’t Bg4 more common than Qc7?
at the beginning most chess players, would not let white take his knight like that
Hello good sir! Thank you for posting this video, and for you concise explanation of the Grunfeld. If I may, I wish to challenge you to further explain how White is BETTER in the “Grunfeld Gambit” line. After 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 0-0!? 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Nxd5 Qxd5 8.Bxc7 Na6! Black is way ahead in development after a move like 9.Bg3 Bf5 followed by…Rac8 when ALL of Black’s pieces are developed and White’s King is still stuck in the center! So, how is White better here?
@altay8
lol, modesty despite truth
branwhitcomb:the gruenfeld gambit d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 0-0!? 6.cd Nd5 7.Nd5 Qd5 8.Bc7 now you mention 8…Na6!? followed by 9. Bg3 Bf5 and …Rac8 But what is whites move in between blacks 9…Bf5 and 10..Rac8 and can it keep him on top! 10. Qa4! now blacks best is 10…e5 11. de Nc5! (not 11…Be5? 12. Rd1 Qc5 13. Be5 Qe5 14. Ba6 ba 15.Rd4 with a clear white advantage to white your 8…Na6? 8…Nc6 9.Nf3 Bf5 10.a3 Rac8 11. Bg3 Rfd8 12. b4 Be4 13. Be2 e5 14. de Bf3 15. Bf3 Qe6=
@BadukOD he is not jrobi
Thanks great vid, I really like this line from black as my kings indian is not working very well! at 4:05, what about if after …c5, white advances his pawn to d5? I realise this opens up the long diagonal but is that a major problem for white? as he gains a tempo because of the c3 knight being attacked? Id like another vid showing some more variations if possible… thanks kevin
Kevin you`re awesome. Thumbs up if you think so.