the gruensfield defense
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Do you mean the Grunfeld defense? You only have to know the line your opponent plays. :-)
Yes, there is a new rule in chess that they have been debating for the past few years. FIDE voted years ago that in order for a chess player to officially claim that he plays an opening, he must demonstrate complete knowledge of all repercussions of every move, including a 15-ply demonstration with flawless clarity. The sides were very heated, but they finally came to a conclusion today that:
#1 If you don't know how to play, then don't play.
#2 If you ain't playing to have fun, then it doesn't matter.
#3 It is spelled Gruenfeld, not Gruensfield.
#4 When you learn all of the lines in this defense, give me a call and I will adopt you as my trainer.
It's pretty complex so it is not a bad idea to learn the major lines and maybe some of the other, less common lines (ie 1.d4, Nf6 2.c4, g6 3.Nc3, d5 4.cxd5, Nxd5 5.Bd2, which is a difficult line to play against and should be learned if you are either color)
