The Grunfeld Opening

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Optimissed wrote:

Compared with the KID, if you need to win as black and white wants a draw, it's not easy.

Id have to agree. Im playing a Grunfeld correspondence thematic tournament on another site. I havent finished any of my games yet but several of the other games have finished and they have all been draws. However, those are the kinds of games where both players are well prepared. I get the impression that the grunfeld is one of those openings where the better prepared player is going to have a big advantage. So maybe the Grunfeld could be used as a powerful change up if you have reason to believe your opponent will be expecting something else...like a kings Indian.

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exactly

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The reason is that black commits pawns early.