The Safest Grünfeld

Publisher: Chessstars, 2011, Pages: 348, Paperback

The Safest Grünfeld offers a complete repertoire for Black against 1.d4 and various Anti-Grünfeld systems as 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3, 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.b4, 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3. The book follows Chess Stars trademark structure with 3 chapters in every part. "Main Ideas" aim to give you a succinct review of the theory and the basic knowledge that should you allow to start playing the opening without much study. They also give examples of middlegame plans and typical tactical motifs, to complement the "Step by Step" and "Complete Games" chapters. In most main lines, the authors offer at least two alternative setups for Black - one solid system, and a more challenging approach. The material is up to date to April first 2011

Variations:

Part 1. The Fianchetto System
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
3...c6 4.Bg2 d5 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.b3 26 (6.cxd5 27)
4.Bg2 d5 5.Nf3 28
5...dxc4 6.Na3 c3 7.bxc3 c5 8.0-0 0-0 9.Ne5 29
9.Nc4 30
9.Qb3 31
9.e3 Nc6 10.Qe2
(10.Bb2 32) 10...Nd5 11.Bb2 Nb6 12.Rfd1 33
12.Rab1 33
12.Rac1 34
12.Rad1 35
5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 (6.Nc3 36) 6...Nb6 7.Ne2 (7.Nf3 36) 7...c5
8.d5 0-0 9.0-0 e6 10.Nec3 Na6 11.a4 (11.Nd2 37; 11.Na3 37) 11...Nb4 38
10.Nbc3 Na6! (10...exd5 39) 11.Nf4 e5 42
11.h3 40
11.Bf4 41
11.b3 41
6.Nf3 Nb6 7.Nc3 (7.0-0 Nc6 8.Nc3 44) 7...Nc6
8.e3 0-0 9.0-0 Re8 (9...e5 46; 9...a5 47)
10.d5 47
10.Re1 a5 (10...e6!? 56)
11.Qc2 51
11.Ng5 50
11.b3 50
11.Qd2 50
11.a4 51
11.d5 51
11.h3 51
11.Nd2 51
11.Qe2 52
Part 2. The Bf4 System
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7
5.Rc1 70
5.Nf3 0-0 (5...c5? 72) 6.e3 72
6.Rc1 c5 78
6...dxc4 78
5.e3
5...c5 6.cxd5 79
6.Rc1 81
5...c5 6.dxc5 Qa5
7.Qb3 83
7.Qa4+ 83
7.Nf3 86
7.Rc1 dxc4 8.Bxc4 (8.Qa4+ 87) 8...0-0 9.Nge2
Qxc5 10.Qb3 Qa5 88
10...Nc6 90
Part 3. Systems with Bg5
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
4.Bg5 Ne4 5.Bh4 (5.cxd5 114; 5.Bf4 115; 5.Ne4 115; 5.h4!? 309)
5...Nxc3 6.bxc3 dxc4 7.e3 (7.e4 116) 7...Be6
8.Be2 117
8.Qb1 117
8.Rb1 118
8.Nf3 Nd7
9.Be2 (9.d5 119; 9.a4 119) 9...Nb6 10.0-0 Bg7 11.a4 120
11.e4 121
4...Bg7 5.Bxf6 (5.Nf3 125; 5.e3 c5 122) 5...Bxf6 6.cxd5 c6
7.dxc6 123
7.e3 123
7.e4 123
7.Rc1 124
4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.Bf4 125
6.cxd5 Nxg5 7.Nxg5 0-0 126 (7...c6 126)
6.Bh4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 dxc4 8.Qa4+ 130
Part 4. The e3 System
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 Bg7
5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nxd5 145 (6.Bc4 145)
5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Bxc4 0-0 7.Nf3 c5 8.d5 148 (8.dxc5 148)
5.Nf3 Bg7 6.Bd2 153 (6.cxd5 149; 6.Qb3 149)
6.b4 149
6.Be2 c5 7.dxc5 151
7.0-0 152
Part 5. The Qb3 System
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 (4.Qa4+ 164) 4...Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4
6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4 Nc6 8.Be2 (8.d5, 8.Be3, 8.e5, 8.Bf4, 8.Bg5 166) 8...Bg4
(8...e5 166) 9.d5 (9.Be3 167) 9...Na5 10.Qb4 (10.Qa4 168) Bxf3 11.Bxf3 c6
12.Be3 171
12.0-0 Qb6 13.Qa4 (13.Qxe7 170; 13.Qxb6 171) 13...Nd7 14.Qc2 171
14.Be3 171
14.dxc6 171
14.Be2 172
14.Rd1 173
Part 6. Rare Systems I
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5
5.Bg5 182
5.Bd2 (4.Nf3 Bg7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bd2 183) 5...Nb6 (5...Bg7 183)
6.Nf3 185
6.Bg5 186
6.Bf4 187
5.Na4 190
5.Qb3 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Ba3 191
7.Nf3 193
Part 7. Rare Systems II
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7
7.Bb5+ 201
7.Qa4+ 203
7.Ba3 205
7.Bg5 309
Part 8. The 7.Be3 System
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3
c5 (8.Nf3 236; 8.Bc4 213)
8.Qd2 cxd4 9.cxd4 Nc6 10.Rd1 0-0 11.Nf3 213 (11.d5 213; 11.Be2 214)
8.Rc1 Qa5 9.Qd2 0-0 10.Nf3 213 (10.Bc4 215; 10.d5 215)
Part 9. The Exchange System with 7.Nf3
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5
8.Bb5+ 234
8.Be2 235
8.h3 236
8.Be3 236
8.Rb1 0-0 9.Be2 Nc6 10.d5 (10.Be3 cxd4 238) 10...Ne5 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.Qd2
(12.Rb3, 12.Bd2, 12.c4 238) 12...e6 13.f4 Bc7 (13...Bg7) 14.0-0 (14.Bc4 240)
14...exd5 15.exd5 Ba5
16.g4 240
16.Rb5 241
16.Rb3 241
16.Ba3 242
16.f5 242
16.d6 243
9...b6!? 245
Part 10. The Exchange System with 7.Bc4
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4
0-0 8.Ne2 c5 9.Be3 Nc6 10.0-0 (10.Rc1 267) 10...Qc7 (10...e6 269) 11.Rc1
(11.Bf4 270; 11.d5 271; 11.Qc1 271; 11.Rb1 272; 11.h3 273) 11...Rd8 (11...
e6 274) 12.f4 274 (12.d5, 12.h3 274; 12.Qe1, 12.Qa4 275)
12.Qd2 a6 (12...Qa5 276)
12.Bf4 Qd7 13.dxc5 281
13.d5 282
Part 11. SOS Systems
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
4.g4?! 306
4.h4?! 307
4.Bg5 Ne4 5.Qc1 308
5.h4!? 309
4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bg5 309
1.Nf3 N6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.h4!? 310
Part 12. Anti-Grünfeld with 3.f3
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3
3...Nc6 4.d5 Ne5 5.e4 d6 6.Ne2 318
6.f4 318
6.Nc3 319
4.Nc3 320
4.e4 322
Part 13. The English Anti-Grünfeld
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Nb6 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.Be3 Nc6
8.Qd2 331
8.Bxc6+ 333
8.Qc1 333
8.Rc1 334
8.Nf3 0-0 9.0-0 (9.Qc1, 9.Qd2 334) 9...e5 (9...Re8 334) 10.Qd2 334
10.Rc1 334
10.a4 335
10.Qc1 335
10.b4 335
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.b4 336
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Qa4+ 336 (4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qa4+ 336)
4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qb3 (5.e4 336) Nb6 6.d4 337
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 339