When white delays or avoids playing 2 c4 what do Grunfeld players tend to like to do then?
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You probably know the answer already. Don't you play the London System yourself?
Black has numerous developing moves he can play- 1...Nf6 2...g6 3...Bg7 4...O-O. Only if White is threatening to play e2-e4 and Black pre-empts this with ...d5 does it become a Grunfeld. White playing c4 on move 2 is not what defines the opening.
If White continues to not threaten e2-e4, Black can continue with ...d5 anyway, or he can play with ...c5 instead (which makes sense, for instance, if b2 is a possible target). You see occasionally a very aggressive Black approach with both ...d5 and ...c5, essentially a reverse Catalan.
Black has numerous developing moves he can play- 1...Nf6 2...g6 3...Bg7 4...O-O. Only if White is threatening to play e2-e4 and Black pre-empts this with ...d5 does it become a Grunfeld. White playing c4 on move 2 is not what defines the opening.
If White continues to not threaten e2-e4, Black can continue with ...d5 anyway, or he can play with ...c5 instead (which makes sense, for instance, if b2 is a possible target). You see occasionally a very aggressive Black approach with both ...d5 and ...c5, essentially a reverse Catalan.
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When white delays or avoids playing 2 c4 what do Grunfeld players tend to like to do then?