These days, when the Grünfeld Defense is THE way for ambitious players against 1.d4, a repertoire by its world-leading expert is a dream come true for many.
Lifetime Repertoires: Peter Svidler’s Grünfeld - Part 1 did a marvelous job
laying out the basics and offering theoretical coverage worthy of 2700 players.
But it was only half the job. That’s why now,
The eight-time Russian Champion is back to complete your Grünfeld Repertoire
The issue with the Grünfeld is that White has several ways to try to move-order you away from it. And they will surely do so, as the top-level fashion shows, starting the game with the English or the Reti, for example! Of course, you could prepare different replies to those openings.
Or, you could
save your time, stay faithful to the Grünfeld, and use their transpositional opportunities to your advantage! That’s what GM Svidler is going to teach you in this course. A complete Grünfeld-like repertoire that ensures you will always be on familiar ground.
Often, you’ll have the chance to transpose to Vol.1 territory. But at the very least, you will get lively positions where you can fight for the initiative and put White under pressure from the get-go.
A repertoire that goes the extra mile
Together with Vol.1, this repertoire offers you a fighting game against virtually anything but 1.e4.
On top of staying true to the Grünfeld spirit, Peter aimed to make your learning as simple as possible. That’s why he smartly dodges awkward lines like the complete family of h2-h4 in the 1.Nf3 2.c4 move-order or the non-fianchetto replies to the London system.
Moreover, you’ll find plenty of discoveries or improvements over existing theory, including Peter’s 2016 chess24 series on the Grünfeld.
Press hard for the initiative against the:
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Fianchetto Variation (1.Nf3 Nf6) - when White plays slow and shy in the center, you’ll grab space with a reversed King’s Indian where nothing will worry you.
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Symmetrical Grunfeld (1.Nf3 Nf6) - set up a comfortable Maroczy bind after cleverly sidestepping the h4 variations.
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Main Line with 4.e4 (1.Nf3 Nf6) - dodge the King’s Indian move order with the 4…e5 pawn sacrifice and play energetically for the initiative in the center.
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English (1…g6 2.e4) - again, after avoiding any KID trickery with 2…e5, you will get quick development and center play with the d5 break.
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Symmetrical English (1…g6 2.Nc3 c5) - control over d4 is the recipe here. Even when White manages to break on d4, you’ll secure a lively position with meaningful play for your pieces.
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Veresov Attack (1.d4 2.Nc3 3.Bg5 ) - you’ll learn the smart move-order that leaves Black with all the kinetic energy to take advantage of white’s tender dark squares.
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London System (1.d4 2.Bf4) - Jobava, London’s Mainline, sidelines, punch all those boring setups in the teeth with active Grünfeld-like play.
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Torre Attack (1.d4 2.Nf3 3.Bg5) - Handle this line of yesteryear as a Reversed Reti where the tempi difference doesn’t harm Black.
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Trompowsky Attack (1.d4 2.Bg5) - You’ll be happy to have the Bishop pair and the center in the concrete 2…d5 and 3…gxf6 mainline.
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Larsen’s Opening (1.b3) - Follow the newest trend and show the cowboys how development and space beat ‘the nonsense spirit of this entire line’.
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Bird’s Opening (1.f4) - Sadly for the Dutch fans, their opening is not good even a tempo up.
And those are just the sidelines that have a name! 1.g3 and every transpositional move order that you may fear is also covered. Plus, this course has
three different quickstarter guides so that you can easily organize your way into it.
Clocking at 20 hours of video instruction with GM Svidler, 720 trainable variations, this isn’t just an Anti-Grünfeld course. Together with Vol.1, it’s a dynamic repertoire that covers you against virtually every serious move but 1.e4.
With GM Svidler’s complete Black Repertoire, you can be a Grünfeld Player even when White avoids it!
