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Gruenfeld Defence
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Nice game ThrillerFan. Yeah I normally play the KID;however, I sometimes feel like mixing it up. An I do know alot of SGM play the Gruenfeld quite a bit. So I began trying to learn it as well to mix it in my rep.
Im a d4 player and I like to learn this opening. But to be honest...........I have no idea what these games (except the one thrillerfan posted) have to do with learning this opening. Only thing I see is that white or black simply blunders away pieces and/or queen. 
No offense, just asking.
Im interested in the ideas behind the first 8 to 12 moves, sound looking moves that are in fact very bad, possible traps, how to get an advantage using this opening etc.
Well, maybe Im asking too much. 
VeeDeeVee wrote:
Im a d4 player and I like to learn this opening. But to be honest...........I have no idea what these games (except the one thrillerfan posted) have to do with learning this opening. Only thing I see is that white or black simply blunders away pieces and/or queen. No offense, just asking.
Im interested in the ideas behind the first 8 to 12 moves, sound looking moves that are in fact very bad, possible traps, how to get an advantage using this opening etc.
Well, maybe Im asking too much.
Well I do plan on adding some to mind. I just wanted to get the games posted at the present moment.
I honestly am just starting out with the gruenfeld so I don't know if those move's are exactly correct which is 1 reason I haven't add any comment yet. lol Don't want to make myself look like a fool telling people something that is wrong. So I been reviewing/studying some to see possible stuff.
Okido X-Player, I unerstand. Hopefully - in the near future - this topic will help people to play this opening the right way :)
VeeDeeVee wrote:
Okido X-Player, I unerstand. Hopefully - in the near future - this topic will help people to play this opening the right way :)
Yeah I'm adding some comments to it as we speak. I will admit though lol I am a beginner with this line I'm slowly trying to learn though.
From what I have heard and seen on video's. I believe the goal of this line is to try and give white big center like in KID. However, usually in the KID white tends to close the position more often. In the Gruenfeld black hits the center harder than in the KID. The position usually is more open full of tactics as well instead of closed.
They seem to try and take the c3 knight with the black knight as well and add alot of pressure to d4 pawn with c5 + Nc6 + Bg7 + Queen all hitting d4
Its a very complex line. However, it seems to be very high recommended and used in SGM level. I would like to be able to play both the KID and Gruenfeld if I can. Because sometimes I like open positions as well and in alot of the KID mainlines the positions usually end up closed.
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Gruenfeld Defence begins with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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