The Grünfeld Defence - Chess Openings Explained
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 มี.ค. 2016
- Jonathan Schrantz teaches a very theoretical, sharp opening: the Grünfeld Defence. Many lines are deeply explored, with two strong games on display.
2016.02.29
Vladimir Kramnik vs Peter Svidler, Dortmund (1998): D86 Gruenfeld, exchange, classical variation
Veselin Topalov vs Alexey Shirov, Morelia-Linares (2008): D89 Gruenfeld, exchange, Sokolsky variation
Can Saint Louis Chess Club make an opening playlist? That would really help.
The bongcloud opening!
Lol
No one except hikaru who can do this
The opening when hikaru moved his king on move 2
Bongcloud.
Thanks for yet another helpful and interesting presentation.
A lot of good stuff in this video! I've always wanted to improve my understanding of the marshall gambit and what both sides are trying to accomplish. Thanks for another great lecture Jonathan Schrantz!
Excellent lecture!
nice video
thanks Jonathan
tks jonathan. I play the grunfeld as black, and study those svindler games, but honestly i dont think anyone really understands what the heck is going on most of the time. the games get too complicated. I usually find there is never a good square for the black queen so I don't like playing the Qc7 move that much. Just leave that queen on the original square not like you can find a better place for her any time soon. I can't remember if you have shown us the bayonet attack vs the king's indian defense. That bayonet attack is as far as I can tell the reason that three of the greatest grandmasters the world has ever seen gave up on the king's indian, bobby fischer, garry kasparov and hikaru nakamura. Ok, maybe 2 of the greatest grandmasters. Love to see a series on the bayonet, back when bobby & garry were playing it.
Hey Jonathan, I really enjoy your lectures. They helped me improve my openings. Keep up with great work. I have tried to play Grunfeld on several occassions but it seems there is way to much theory to play it without studying enough.
I wish you could do Nimzo-Indian as it is played regularly on top level chess.
I like listening this guy's lectures
Great power packed lecture Jonathan! Thanks! As an avid follower of this channel, I would love you to explore black's options against 1.Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4. Carlsen was a bit suprised at this Anand move in Game 3 WC 2013. Is Anand's system a good one to follow? Does it draw parallels to the Grunfeld Defence setup as in this lecture? Thanks and hope you will cover this so-called Reti Opening. Would love to learn the black side in this type of opening. Thanks in anticipation.
Jonathan that time that you hummed the theme song for SLC while it was starting was even more entertainment than Hans Neiman's complete saga 😂
Do you know what episode it was?
@@Amoeba_Podre Top 10 Most Popular Responses to 1. d4
In the Nf3 line black is not obligated to go into the Qa5 and Qxa2 line which I do not like. Instead after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 Nc6 If black plays casually with 10.Be3 then 10... Bg4 and if he makes good on his threat of 11.Rxb7, then black liquidates the center with 11... Bxf3 12.Bxf3 cxd4 13.cxd4 Bxd4 14.Bxd4 Nxd4 15.O-O e5 = or white can advance on move 10 with 10. d5 Bxc3 11. Bd2 Bxd2 12. Qxd2 Na5 and black has counterplay in a fine position.
The King's Gambit seems to be somewhere between dubious and okay to play. Can you cover that next time please? :)
It is okay to play, but it allows black to equalize quite easily with something like fischers defense (for example)
If you'r playing black accept the gambit and if his next move is Nf3 then follow it up with d5, Be7 and Bh4+ etc..
The King's Gambit is both a terrible opening for white AND extremely fun (especially at lower levels where most people won't know the theory). It encourages crazy looking sacrifices and strange looking development compared to the solid opening choices that are more likely to give you consistent results. Most GMs won't play it unless they're in a whimsical mood. But that doesn't mean ordinary players should avoid having fun with it. You can find some awesome games from the late 19th, early 20th century involving players like Adolf Anderssen and Paul Morphy.
By far the best video on grunfeld ever! Probably the best video of an opening period! Thx soo much for this one! So instructive, pleasant, interesting and fun to watch!
I would like for you to cover the Fajariwicz variation of the Budapest Gambit, and tell us if you think it's better than the main line.
nice lecture there
Here's a request: the Catalan, from White's POV.
Please make a video on french defence.
1-classical variation
2exchange variation
3-tarrach variation
4-advance variation
I really want to study the Marshall gambit line in the Spanish opening Can you do a lecture on that opening?
Thx Jonathan
For the next episode please explain the transvestite opening. It is characterized by the moves 1. e3 .. 2. Qe2 .. 3. Kd1 .. 4. Qe1. It is a little passive, but I think it's perfectly fine at club level.
Are you serious
+Ian Palacios This is a reference to a high elo player beating Hutch (the amateur streamer) with the Transvestite opening. He swaps the king and the queen, and then tries to mate the opponents queen. they played like 3 games, the high rated guy trapped Hutch's queen 3 times and resigned immediately after.
TL:DR yes, he is kidding
Bongcloud?
I know how much people here like the Scandinavian. I would be interested in seeing "1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Qxd5" Its like the Scandinavian, but with no C pawns.
I know it's five years later but for future reference: That's not anywhere near a Scandi, this is the Accelerated (or Pseudo-) Panov Attack in the Caro Kann defense after a transposition from the English. Note White can transpose into the Slav via 2. d4 d5. Black doesn't actually have to play 4. ...Qxd5, one of the lines goes 4. ...Nf6 threating ...Nxd5 and the game plan on both sides is centered on taking (or keeping for white) the pawn.
Plss do the birds opening? My friends play it and I have no idea how to counter it
First of all, great videos!
Now please make one from Blacks point of view vs. the London system (1.d4 2.Bf4). I'd like to be able to challenge that system!
Abrasjefen chess explained did a few videos on that.
9:38 Why not go Bc3 instead of Be3 to avoid the draw?
Also, I vote for the Grob attack.
SerbAtheist then d4 is out attacked.
9:38 Don't see how the d4 pawn would be out attacked. Bishop on c3, knight on e2, and queen on d1 all defend the pawn. Only three attackers for black. Should have been worthy of at least a mention imo since Schrantz seemed to be insinuating that black can force a draw in this position.
Three fold repetition does NOT require the same three MOVES are played. Only that the position repeats three times. So alternating Bc3 with Be3 does not help in the end.
Black takes on d4 and throws a check with Queen exchange between the takes
Can you do the king's gambit at some time? As for dubious openings how about the orangutan?
+Majora1988 ye pls do the kings gambit please :D
Icelandic Gambit. I know it is dubious, but the development advantage seems to result in very interesting games. Please do a video on that.
I love these, they are great and very indepth for the time, but as a new player I wish we explored nooie moves. Like at 8:00 when black goes c5, what if a low rated player just takes? How do I take advantage of this? I understand the pawn structure breaks, the center pawn is lost, but what is the progression for black?
King's Gambit please!
can you make a video explaining everything in the queens Indian defense
Halloween gambit please, it's interesting to see games where white wins from a massive space advantage
11:25 - Why didn't black just take the rook after d5? Is there any reason beyond black not wanting to lose his bishop?
after Bxa1 Qxa1 both the h8 rook and the c6 knight are hanging
pls can u bring the openings starts with c4 and its responces
Please. Do a video on the fred gambit. 1 e4 f5
1.f3! 2.Kf2!! Then it's just simple technique to trade off the pieces and win an endgame with a more centralized king. I don't know the name of this opening but this is what I request :)
+Andrew Isbell As Finegold would say, "Always play f3!"
Jonathan i really relish your Chess Sessions. Love Watching it. One request Can u make a video on opening in which white first plays G3 Covering all possible Variations in Depth ??For Example G3 D5 , G3 NF6 G3 C5 G3 E5 G3 G6 G3 B6 G3 H5. It will really help .Its by the way called the Hungarian Opening. Moreover I mean what can be its Transpositions ? Pls reply to this Jonathan . Waiting really long
Kings Gambit please! Thank you
Grünfeld was rated something over 2700 in his prime so it's funny that they thought his move sequence was inferior back in the day.
Can you try the wing gambit? Either for black or white. For black = 1. c4 b5 and for white = 1. e4 c5 2. b5
if you're not okay with a draw in the position around 9:40, why not play Bc3 after the queen retreats to her home square?
Grob or Latvian. Both are dubious, yet tactical.
31:00 What about Qf6 (threatening mate) after fxe5?
Ah, Black can give perpetual check with Q on B6 and B1!
did anyone notice that he said bishop to d4 but he actually moved the queen to d4? in 23:55
wonyoung chang He does that all the time.
The Williams Gambit 1. e4, d5 2. f4?, dxe
This I have found to be playable against weaker opponents. It happens in bullet when I pre-move for the King's Gambit and my opponent plays Scandinavian.
31:30 What about Qf6? You can win a full Piece there, because the only move that is saving Black here is Be6 (The Rook would then Control the Mating Square g7 but then dxe6 Follows)
After Qf6 black can play Qb6+ to force the queen trade.
At 9:43, why not just play Bc3 instead of going back to Be3? That way the d4 is still guarded, and the Queen is prevented from checking again.
Please cover the Latvian gambit!!!
can you do the budabest?
How about halloween gambit 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5
20:58. Why does black move the bishop? If white captures d3 is hanging.
at 11:47 why not take the a1 rook with bishop on g7
Drink a glass of water everytime he says "position".
Very good game
can you do the scotch gambit? 1e4, e5 2Nf3, Nc6, 3d4, exd4, 4Bc4?, Bc5, 4Ng5!
How about the grob
Man, could you "Chess Opening Exaplain" to beginners and to Mike Kummer why Two Knights Defence is perfectly acceptable opening for Black? And that Fried Liver Attack is only started with 6. Nxf7?
Pretty please with cherry on top.
It's depressing that this guy is rated under 2000. How will I ever get to be a respectable 1700-1800?
Rondep Gambit (1. Nf3 e5!?)
Tennison gambit Nf3 d5 e4, I have good success with it even though it is the most dubious of dubious openings and I have seen the benoni.
is pawn d4 not possible? 13:31
Where's kummer?
dracula frankenstein opening or the haloween gambit
at 13:34 th-cam.com/video/pHBHoXrbXhg/w-d-xo.html - why doesn't black just push the d4 pawn opening the bishop diagonal on the rook and threaten the knight simultaneously?
my gf has this huge crush on jonathan schrantz.I try showing her the Halloween Gambit video but her love is very pure...
Anyone else think of Ben Finegold watching this guy?
jerome gambit please
That's the guy who defeated stockfish right ?
Why not 11:45 B×a1
After Qxa1, Black's knight on c6 and rook on h8 would both be under attack so he would regain his material.
Please Damiano's defense
26:29 doesnt qb1 make more sense than be4?
klimtkiller
I assume it's because black can afford to give the extra piece back after:
-Qb1 Qxd5
-f4 Qxe6
-fxe5
Black gives back the knight but has taken whites important center pawns. If black tries to save the knight then:
-Qb1 Qxd5
-f4 Ng4
-Bf7+ Kh8
-Bg7+ Kxg7
-Qg6+ Kh8 (Kf8 Qg8#)
-QxNg4
Black has a really exposed king and it's probably not as good as the other line just giving the piece back for the center pawns.
Isn't d5 hanging the rook?
polish opening please
king's indian defence please
The Latvian Gambit
Sir can you please make a video of French for white winning . This video is really awesome and helping me a lot . So I have subscribed 😊😊😊😊. Thanks sir for the video
Man! I thought relentlessly that the Gruenfeld was rubbish, but after seeing this video I know why I lost so much games to it anyways. No wonder alot of grandmasters like Petrosian avoided cxd5 and getting that big centre. The line I play with Ne2 seems to give white no advantage with such a passively placed piece. The defense is highly tactical to the point where over the board calculation alone won't help.
You talk in a very similar cadence as finegold
It is a shame that this commentator does not give the NAMES of the different variations of the Grünfeld.
Blackmaar diemer gambit
i won a game with that as black, because white blundered twice
22:15 i did play Qa4 and my opponent played a6 , and then i played Rfc1 and won!
4:00
hell ye johnyy
The Polish or the Sicilian wing gambit
And the crazy gambit line in the owens defense with 1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 f4
14:44
17:19
How about Damiano's Defense :-)
you skipped blacks move, on 39:34 you moved the rook but it was whites turn
After the bad openings are done try something really boring like the exchange KID.
The danish gambit would be fun !!!
Why didn't black just take the rook after d5? Is there any reason beyond black not wanting to lose his bishop????????!!
Black really shouldn't give up his dark squared bishop. He might experience counterplay with bishop h6 and some mate ideas on g7
Max Lange attack
Jonathan why did you stop
Do the Polish opening / gambit whatever its called as it is terrible but I know someone that plays it. Some games with the Polish: en.lichess.org/mCQgE8ci#66 (Giri vs Ivanchuck) en.lichess.org/zEbiynJ8#1 (N Short vs Caruana) en.lichess.org/GPLZZaf9#1 (Miles vs Polugaevsky). Also I hope Kummer is not seeing this comment cause the fried liver is horrible as well. Absolutely horrid. So not to hurt his poor wittle feelings don't show him this comment. And please do show how horrible the fried liver is.
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the problem is you never show the lines a normal person would play. you show what black would do as a grandmaster. how do you capitalize if black isnt a grandmaster
When you get into secondary, tertiary, etc. moves, you get into dozens of variations after only several moves.
fools mate please?
Great lecture, thank you! But terrible haircut.
the transvestite opening
Pretty sloppy presentation. He keeps mis-identifying squares and even pieces.