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lifeonvenus
Jul 24, 2017
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#21

you could try The Slav or the semi-slav

 

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arceus2010
Jul 24, 2017
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#22

Try the MacDonnell gambit!

They think you're crazy when you sac your b-pawn, but then bxf7+ and BAM! you've got sufficient compensation!

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arceus2010
Jul 24, 2017
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#23

 

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arceus2010
Jul 24, 2017
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#24

They might also decline the gambit. Play goes like this:

 

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arceus2010
Jul 24, 2017
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#25

Whoops thats e4

 

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arceus2010
Jul 24, 2017
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#26

Try this!

 

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KholmovDM
Jul 24, 2017
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#27

Anything with Kf6 is nice to learn and fun for black, especially the KID or Grunfeld. Even the Volga Gambit is fun

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savagechess2k
Jul 24, 2017
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#28

Buy Avrukh's Grunfeld books, Then start to play Grunfeld ( books are €50, €25 Each )

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kindaspongey
Jul 25, 2017
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#29

"... the Grünfeld is an incredibly demanding opening, with boundless amounts of theory to cover, and many of the lines are long, sharp, convoluted, and strategically complicated. Therefore, while it has a great deal of appeal because of the pedigree of the players employing the opening, understanding the opening sufficiently well to play it confidently is a whole other story. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2011)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140626233841/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen149.pdf

https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/GrandmasterRepertoire8-Excerpt.pdf

https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/GM9-excerpt.pdf