Chess Openings: Learn to Play the Grunfeld Defense!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ค. 2021
- Chess Openings: Learn to Play the Grunfeld Defense!
The Grunfeld Defense is one of the most exciting chess openings for black against d4. The Grunfeld is considered to be hypermodern, meaning that we don't fight for the center of the board right away. In fact, we allow the d4 player to gain full control of the center, and then lock that center in as our target. The Grunfeld Defense is a top tier chess opening because of it's theory, strategy, principles, ideas, moves, tricks, lines, variations, and traps. The Grunfeld Defense is also a good chess opening for beginners as it can help you improve at chess quickly and win at chess fast. However, by playing the Grunfeld Defense, the beginner chess player is going to be stretched in understanding the game better. We don't play traditional chess where we put a pawn in the center, and then look to naturally develop our minor pieces. We instead fianchetto our bishop, purposely give white the opportunity to take control of the center, and then fight back by putting all of our attention on that d4 pawn! The Grunfeld is simply a top tier chess opening for black, and it takes many d4 players by surprise. The Grunfeld is also great for the intermediate chess player, as it looks to complicate the game by move 5, giving black winning chances. In today's chess opening video, we look to take a close look into the lines and variations of the Grunfeld Defense, in addition to the chess opening strategy it utilizes. If you are looking for an aggressive and dynamic chess opening system for black against d4, the Grunfeld Defense might be for you! The chess opening theory, chess opening strategy, and chess opening principles the Grunfeld holds is second to none. It is especially dangerous in shorter time controls, such as blitz chess or bullet chess. If you watch this chess video a few times, and not only memorize the lines and variations, but really understand them, you're going to be one tough chess player to go up against! We hope you enjoy learning how to play the Grunfeld Defense, one of the best chess opening systems for black against d4!
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Really liked the video. It's a perfect balance of explaining the main ideas while not taking too long.
Thank you brother!
Always love, that you repeat the line before going into a new one. Very nice to learn this way
I love your opening videos, you’re my go to for starting new openings! Thank you!
You have a great teaching style
Benoni players like myself need to stay aware of Grunfeld lines, given transposition possibilities. Thanks, Giant. Keep up the good work.
Totally J Dub! A ton of similarities between the two. Glad you enjoyed!
Amazing!!! That line at russian variation was amazing,thank u so mucho 🙌🏼🙌🏼👍🏼♟️
You got it Cesar! You got good taste in openings by choosing the Grunfeld!
Thank you👍🌷
You got it! More videos on the way
Wow dude! Loved your way of teaching! I would love some Accelerated Dragon Sicilian video!
What's up Angel! Thanks for the kind words bro I'm glad you enjoyed it. And ya that's a great opening for black! Just added it to my google doc which lists chess opening videos I want to make!
Good ideas!
Спасибо, хороший канал
I like the fact that he reply almost always
Of course Sarika, that's my favorite part of having this TH-cam channel in getting to chop up some chess with people and get to know them better. Happy new years!
Do a video on the modern defense you are underrated keep up the work and how tall are you judging by your channel name
I will add that to the list my friend! Also I am 7'1" haha.
@@TheChessGiant that's really tall hope you don't hit your head on things too much
@@thelegendaryphoenix6860 Lol you must play the giraffe variation 😉
Very nice video. Please make a video against French defence.
Thanks Pradip! Super glad to hear you enjoyed it. We've actually made a few videos on different lines and variations you can play against the French Defense. Hopefully one of them is helpful to you.
Reti Gambit - th-cam.com/video/X6quKAZbkuk/w-d-xo.html
Alapin Gambit - th-cam.com/video/RgKej3B6JA0/w-d-xo.html
Exchange Variation - th-cam.com/video/7oA9Y-z9nqw/w-d-xo.html
Let me know if there's any other options for white against the French that you would like to see covered!
17:26 down a piece !
Soon I’m having a tournament on this defense
Very helpful!!
Glad to assist in your studies! Let me know how it goes!
How did it go?
I love to play gründfeld always
That's what's up! The Grunfeld is a great chess opening for black that is hard to play against!
Great vid
Glad you liked it! Let me know if there's any other chess openings you'd want to see covered on the channel!
@@TheChessGiant if you say so, then kings Indian attack from nf3 d5 and so on would be amazing thank you! That’s my opening for white. My response to e4 is d5 and then I play the modern Scandinavian.
In the last line where White plays e6 and exd7... You are not down a pawn but you are down a full piece... Will check if black has enough compensation for a piece in that position....
Hey brotha, would you be able to send me a timestamp? Thanks!
@@TheChessGiantI know it's been a year but he meant the position at 16:31
Can you do a video on how to CRUSH the King's Indian (and Pirc) Defence?
I'll add this to the list! Both of these chess openings offer many players trouble, so making a video on it is a great idea.
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Great video - switching to Grunfield for white e4😂😮😅
Thanks! haha
Hello, how should I play this defense if white never played c4 in the opening? Thanks 👍
damn this is a sick defense.. cant wait to study on it. Amazing video also.😊
Right!? Ya very hypdernamic and sharp... takes some studying to really master it but it can give the d4 player a lot of trouble. And thanks apppreciate it! Glad you liked it man.
Very nice. Can you do another one covering some more lines? The main two that come to mind are white fianchettoing the king bishop and the anti Grunfeld line with f3. A couple others, not so important, are Qa4 in the exchange and Bg5 before Nf3.
You do a very nice job of explaining the main themes and picking good illustrative lines.
Thanks ewallt! Glad you enjoyed it, and yes so much more to cover. I just took a picture of this comment and will make sure to cover these lines if I make more Grunfeld Defense theory. Thanks again bro!
I agree, Grunfeld is one the most interesting opening against d4 as it can be both super sharp or very calm depending on Black's mood and how White plays.
There's the Stockholm variation (Bg5 before Nf3, which is the Petrosian) but honestly it's a worse way to play and your reponse as black is about the same.
The fianchetto is the Kemeri and it's very nice for White because they get a lot of attacking chances. Aginst 3.f3, you can lock the center with the Grunfeld maneuvre c5 then d6 after d5 from White.
Finally, the Schleter (4.e3) /Makogonov/Burille stuff which could be nice to cover but it's such an imbroglio of names ! (many transposes into the Burille in the end)
big plus for video description. How KID and Grunfeld compare, which one is better for beginner?
Clearly kid ! You shouldn't play the grunfeld
If I had to choose one, I would definitely go with the King's Indian Defense. The Grunfeld is hypermodern and far from traditional. I would honestly first start off with something like the Slav/Semi-Slav Defense or Nimzo-Indian Defense etc. If a player is very aggressive, the Budapest Gambit is a ton of fun. We are actually coming out with a video that premieres in 3 days which covers the top 10 chess openings for black against d4. I will drop the link here! No pressure to watch, but this will hopefully be a good resource for you if you're interested!
th-cam.com/video/XtFn7mXj-TI/w-d-xo.html
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Thanks for the answer.
The other day I saw the Top 10 Chess Openings for Black Against d4! premiere and turned on the reminder.
Again, it’s a nice touch to have a detailed description for the videos, even for the upcoming ones!
Sweet! And awesome, I'm glad to hear that someone looks at the descriptions for the videos! Honestly wasn't sure if anyone took a look at those or not. I hope you enjoy the video!
10:49 The thing always missing from these kind of lines is an analysis for 1400 club level players like me, is why ...Nxe4 dxe4 isn't bad for black (or white with colors reversed in similar situations).
then tou have to move the other knight, and youll lise the pawn
I had to ask: What about 18:32 Ng5?
It is time to start remember and understand the lines. Grunfeld and Latvian gambit it is! :D
Yessirr!!!!! The Grunfeld Defense takes a good amount of work because it is so sharp. But, once you master/memorize the lines/variations/concepts, you might be on your way to some impressive results.
Thank You, man!
What about the main line? Bc4 & Ne2!
Hey Kent, I will try and make these sooner rather than later! Thanks for the chess opening recommendations. Stay well my guy.
14:32 what if Ng4?
Shootouts to GothamChess for scaring the casual 12yos off this gem
At 4:56 why they did noy just take the knight?
Great question! When there was only one rook on it, the bishop defends so they don't want to lose the exchange. Right when Rc1 is played doubling up, we take a pawn on d5. They can play Rxc3 Bxc3 Rxc3 but then we would have d4 forking both the dark-squared bishop on e3 and the rook so black would be winning there.
Hope this helps!
Thanks,
Solomon
I am waiting for d4 from white.
Hey! Here's a few chess openings for white that we've covered which follow the move d4!
London System - th-cam.com/video/WvZtRuCjj6Y/w-d-xo.html
Colle System - th-cam.com/video/cQK8FRET1VM/w-d-xo.html
Queen's Gambit - th-cam.com/video/EWHYgn9fR10/w-d-xo.html
Hope this helps! And let me know if there's any other d4 openings you'd want to see covered!
I was saying that I am waiting for my opponent to play d4 against which I will gruenfeld.
Another great video, thank you!
how good is this for 1000 elo