Is possible to play the Grunfeld against the English opening?
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LoucoVarrido
Feb 17, 2022
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#1
I'm studying the Grunfeld as black, and I would like to know if is possible to play the grunfeld (like the Kings Indian players who use the KID against the english), or use the ideias of the grunfeld playing against the english opening. Or it is better to play another defense against the english?
thank you!
Feb 17, 2022
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#2
Well, you have to be able to play the Black side of the Anti-Grunfeld.
The advantage with the King's Indian is that trying to stay in English Territory against the King's Indian basically gives White nothing. After 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nf3 d6 6.O-O, whether Black plays 6...c5 or virtually any other move, White has nothing better than 7.d4, directly transposing to the KID.
But for openings like the Grunfeld or Nimzo-Indian, there are legitimate Anti- lines.
For example:
Nimzo-Indian: 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6, White can play 3.Nf3 (Anti-Nimzo) or 3.e4 (Mikenas-Flohr)
Grunfeld: 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 (This must be played now! 2...g6 allows 3.e4! Bg7 4.d4 and Black is stuck in a King's Indian) 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.e4 Nxc3 5.dxc3! and Black has nothing better than to trade Queens, which is very much against the thought process of most Grunfeld players.
It can also arise from 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.dxc3! Qxd1+ 7.Kxd1 and now Black can equalize with 7...f6 (only move). The most common, 7...Bg7, actually gives White the advantage!