Chess Explained: the Grunfeld

130 Pages·2009·3.07 MB·English

by  Valentin Bogdanov

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Conetnst
Symbols 4
Introduction 5
1 FiancheGtrti.ion feWlhdi:t Pel aygs3 6
2 Non-StandLairndew si tchx d5 24
3 ClassiEcxaclh ange VarWihaittiPeol na:y4J se 2 38
4 ModernE xchanVgaer iatWihoint:Pe l ay4Jsf 3 52
5 ModernE xchanVgaer iatwiiotnl:[h b l 61
6 RussiSayns teWmh:i tPel ay'isi'b 3 83
7 Linewsi ti.hf 4o ri. g5 98
8 Closed SysWtheimtsPe:l ayes3 116
Lisotf G ames 125
Indeoxf V ariations 126
Symbols
+ check
++ doubclhee ck
# checkmate
!! brilmloivaen t
good move
!? inteesrtimnogv e
?! dubimoouvse
? badm ove
?? blunder
Ch championship
10- thgea meen disna winWh iftoer
lf2-lh thgea meen disna d raw
0-1 thgea me einnadw si fnor B lack
(D) see next diagram
Inotdurction
Duritnhgfie r st qoufat rh2te0e trch e nturveroyl,u tiiodneatarosyoh ko lidnt h ceh ewsosr lTdh.e
classoipceanlpi rnign cidpelfienbesyd, Stze ianpniodtl isbhyTe adrr asccarnhe,u nderf rfioramel l
sidOenseo. f t hien novawtaitso hnoesp enfiirnsgrt e guleamrpllyo byyeo dn oef t hteo p ploafy ers
thoyseea rtshA,eu strgiraann dmaEsrntsGetrr ti enlfdw,h osnea miesf or evreerlf ectientd h tei tle
oft hoep ening.
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Them osttrd aitiwoanyta olr eatchhpi oss iitivsoi nad 4ltJ1f 62 c 4g 63 ltJc3d 5S.t riscptelayk ­
ing,o poeunria nlgse on compavsasaretisi ownhesr Weh itdee latyhmseo ve ltJocre3 v eanv oiidts
altogemtohsnetor t,a ibnsl yy stweimtsgh 3 H.o wevtehrie,n itialb yBm loavacelksw acyosm bine
prepaatrifoontrsh fiea nchoeftt thIcoei ngb'issh woiptt hhp er ovoc.ad.t5.it,v e em ptWihnigti en to
buildail nagrp gaew n-ceBnltarcheko. p etsh ahtip si ecoensc,de e velowpielcdlr, e atthree ats
agaitnhsactte ntwrhei,ll iem itthifenr eged oomf t heen empyi ecteocs h ootsheer iers idences.
Ther eputaotfi ooapnne ndienpge nodnas tw halte vaenlhd o wo ftetnh oep eniinesgm ployed.
Ouro penihnagfsou ndfva our mwaintoyhu tstacnhdeipsnlsga- yerhsa osaft nedbn e euns eidn
competiotfit ohnhesi ghleesvte l, inclcuhdaimnpgi ownmosarhtlicdph w eist,Bh o tvinnik,
SmyslaonvFd i scher iatsmsto anugsn ucphp eorrIstt.w a sK aspa'rsmoa vicnh oiicnte w oo fh is
matchweistK ha rpovw,h iclhet do sietcso nd opfpe oapku laTrhiitnyg.sa b aiqrtue i ettheers e
daybsu,tt h Ger tinfreeltndasa il arfgaebn a saem ontgo d'agsyr andmaasntadew rosr tphlya ucne­
der stuhne.
The opehnasispn rgu mnagn byr ahnecsb,u t detshgperi etvaeat r ioeftt hye ssyes tetmhse,y can
bed ividetdw moia nitgnor ouapcsc orWdhiintgse t'rsa teeigtyhh:eep ri cukpst hgea unatnladec t­
quirape asw nn-tcreeea rlyo roo pntf,so n ra tudreavle loptmeemnptoi,rl payor stpohnoisntgi lities
int hcee ntre.
This soefbr oioekdsso enso ats pitroee n cyclodpeape;tdt hihgceo ailst oe xpltahiiend ebaes­
hintdh oep eniannidgt isn divsiydsutaelwm istp,har ticeumlpahra osnti hse mpoorpeu alnaidrm ­
portvaanartti ioinnrs ee cnptr atcicOefc. o urdsieff,ee nrptl aymearysh avdei fferoepnitn ioonn s
popularity.
Thec hosseynes mtf or ditvhimeda itnegri inatcloh aptdeoressa nl'wtaf yolsl otwht er iatdional
apporacbhu,tt h aeu thboerl ieitvtoe be s t hmeo slto gical.
1 FainchettoG runefl:dW hitPeal ygs3
Asi nm anCyl osoepde nitnhgfiesa ,n choeft tWoh iktien'bgsi' ssh iospp oap uildaehrae raesw ell.
Thepr oasn cdo nosft hcihso iacrueen iveprossiaioltn:oe ndt hleo ndgi agoinnra ell astaifveteth ye,
bishmoapk eaws o rtchoyn tributiona rtmo'yp sot thee nHwtohiwiaetlve.te hrfie,a nchetto requires
at emptoo be osntp hemeno tv ge3 a,n idt fh bei shiosepx chantgheedn, l tehgeaw ciylb elw eak
light saqsu aar ierntsu h,ile me m edivaitcei onfit htkeyi nAg s.i gnifibceannetfi tW hfiotirets h e
fcatt htahtf eai nchegtrtaonh tisma dditmioovnea-lo orpdteirao nnldse ,a vBelsa icnk dtahrelk o n­
ger. Wwhiidltelec i hdoewt o deopfltorhyee osfthfiosr cafe eswm ovelsa taecrc,do irntgoB lack's
actions.
Blacrke'psl ciaebnse d iviidnettdow og roups:
a). d.5.i ps r epabryae p dr elim.ic.n6.at, ryor etawkiett hhp ea winnc asoefa ne xchaTnhgieis.s
the ortahpopdrootxaot c hhpe r obloeftm hc ee ntarneid sc o ntrtaotr hyme a isnt ratiedgeoiaftc h e
Griinf(ewlsedh ounlodtt eh aBto tvicnlnaisks siysfiteedwm ist gh3a sa voidtihGnerg ii nfDeel­d
fecneN)e.v ehretleisgtsi ,vB elsa acnke xtremely solid position.
b)W hitiesa l lotwoes de itzhece e ntsroe ,ta ocs r eatthceeo untetrpylpaiyoc fta hloi pse ning,
witthh hee lopfp iepceres usraen udn dmeirnipnagw n-thrusts.
Game1 ( Malakhmoevd-yMaareoxva)m itnhelesi nwehse rienr e ptlo.y c. 6a. n .dd .5.W h itiem ­
mediaetxeclhya nognde 5s. lTehaitdsosa s ymemtricpaalw n-strauncdWt huirtweei, l sle etko
capitoanlh iizse firsatd-vmaonvtTeah gege a.m ieos f a r elatqiuviecelhtya racter.
InG ame2 ( RibVollio-kiWthiintd)eo, e nso htu rwriyt thhe ex chaonngd e5I .n stheeaa tdt empts
tof orce tBorl ealcik ntqhuceie snht oruatlp boysm te anosfp iepceres sure.
Ther emaintiwnogg a mefsea tulrien weist ho.cu.6t.w, h erBel acikn viWtheistt eos eutp a
pawn-ceinnmt orrteey piGcraiiln ffesalhdi on.
Whitpel aiynrs e servfesadh iionGn a me3 ( .PH.iNelns-eCarlsceonn)s,o lihdiacste inntagrne d
gradluypa rlepaarf iurntgha edrvn aceH.ee ndsw iutpahl onpea wonn da5n,Bd l arceks otrott asc ­
ticmaela suirnae ns efftoor tna eluitWzrhei tpel'asn s.
The paawdnvsa nicmem ediaitnGe almye4 ( Koneru-Aroe)sa,hn codhn ecmneok raes tructure
ariwsietsah ni saotlewdh iptaew onn d 5. Whiplaew intas hp iost enttairagileat tl ,sc or amBplsa ck
and mfiaxty h wee aknoense s7o ,rb ecoamp eo werpfauslsp eadw Wne.w itnael sisv deelbya otne
thper oasn d cooftn hsii msp ortfaornmta tion.
Game1 [079]
VlaidmiMra lakh-oSvh akhriMyaamre dyarov
SpasnhiT eaCmh ,S antU ui2s0 05
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Instoefsa ede kpiinegpc eres suornWe h ite'sst andmaorvde -orIdd 4eli:l rf,62 c 4g 63 g 3i,f
centrBel,a cchko oasm eosr cel assaipcpraola cBhlc akw ishteoas d otphti s mieitts ah lorde,a dy
FINACHETTOG RONEFW:W HITPELA YSg 3 7
higthi mfeo 3r. c.6.S. h outlhdi s bmeop voes ta­lterna8ltJtci3vi en viBtleastc odk e ciwdhee ther
poneWdh,i thea tsh tei mteop lae4y with taoa ccetphtae p pearaonfac p ea wonn ocr6t o
liketalrnys postiott ihoeKn i n'gsI ndiDaen­ trtyoc reastueca hp awinnW hiet'csa mp:
fnece3.: ..i. g.74 ..igc265 e4 d6. a)A fte8r. l"Ll .c.69 l"Lle5B,l aschko ualvdo id
50 -0 9. l"Ll.x.e ?5!1 0 dl"Llxge45 1 1l"Llx d5l"Ll xe51 2
Iitms o rceo mmotnop ostpcoanset floiarn g..i g5w itsht ropnrsges ufroeWr hitseo,t he
fewm oveisno rdteoru steh e temppor om­omraeir npe liy9s . e.6.1 0 l"Llxc6 Ibtdx'ocsu6 b.t ful
ductiivnte hlbeya ttlteh iefn ioiartt iIvnpe a.r ­thaBtlc akw ilsluc cieencd ar ryionug.t c. 5.s, o
ticrut,l haahto'wKs a rptorve atthevidas ar tiioWnh itkee eap s slight edge.
ins evegraamlei sn mhaitsc haegsa iKnasstp ar­b)8 . l"Ll.e.4 i spr efeirrfteh dge o ailst og ive
ovA.ft e5rd 4d 56 c xd5 7cl"Llxcd350 -0l"Ll e85 Whitape a wonn c 3N.o w9 l"Llxe4d xe4l"Ll e150
Blacakc quietsoc8 .e e.d6. w, h icWhh itcea n (1l"Ll0g 5'it' xd41 'it'1x d4..i xd41 l"Ll2xe4s teers
viewa naa cshi evemtehnotuB,gl ha rcektn asai thgea mteo waradd rsa ewx,c etphtan to wi its
sufficient orfse osleirdviet y. Blawchko h atsh meo raec tipvoes itpiroonm)­
5. 0.-.60 d 4d 57 c xd5 ises lWihitattneld e ,B claacnch ko obseet ween
IWfh itwea nttosm ainttahpiean w tne nsiosne,v egroaold conntsi1:n0. u1i' .ad.t5 iI,o.O l"Ll. d.7
hec acnh oobseet we7l"Lle bnd 27, b'i3i'a nd7 and .1f0W6 h..i .t ea lclaonw the exchange on c3
b3T.h en atu7rl"Llacl3a llo.wd.sx. c7 a4 n idns o t by9 e 3o rl"Ll d92w henh,a vianneg x ttream po,
asp opurl.a hec an carrcy4 oamunotdv ien taos tandard
7. cxd(5D ) middlegame.
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8 l"Llg4!(?D )
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Asa lremaednyt io8n. ee.6d.i ,qs u iatcec ept­
ablAef.t 9el"Llrc 3B lahcakas f urtchheorib cee­
w twee9.n l"Ll. f.d ,7w hicihsc onesriedtdh meo st
solid conatni9dn. l"Llu.ca.6t i,in ovni,dt eipnarg­
turfeor mt hsey mmetorfy tphaew nr-usctture
ands tartthidene gb aatbeo tuhtpe r oasn cd ons
ofa p awonn c 6.
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Nowt he qukeneingc'hastbn e d eveloped to
itmso st nastquurabaruleBt ,l ahcakos b tained
thsea mper iviTlheepg oes.i tiisao bns olutely
symmetricali;sa not pheelnri en e, which is a
likaevleyn tuome a sesx chaonfgm eajso pri eces.
Whitreea tintshfi er st-maodvvea natnacdga en
fighfto trh ien itibautttih veer,le i tittsel nes ion
leaftn d gtahmeoe f tqeuni cklyi naed nrdasw.
Ofc ourisfbe o,t shi des twof iisnahdw ayt o 9l"Llxg4
contitnhuese t rugtghleeay,l ways Thcea n.9 f 4a lspor omilsietsat flte9e.: l"Llr .x .e 51 0
symmetcraybn e b rokweint ahne xchaonfg ef xe5( 1d0x el5e,a dtionl ge sesx ploproesdi ­
knigohntc s3o rc 6( thiast, byp lWahyiitnetg i ohnasas,l sboe en sBeleanwc)ik ls loo noerr
l"Lle5a nd mee.l"Llt.ci.6n w gi tl"Llhx c6o,r b y latpelrat yh uen denrimin.gf. 6.r, e tiunrtgnoa
Blcakp lay.il"Ll.ne.g4a ndi,pf e rmitmtaekidn,g symemtripcaawln r-uscttaunrdef urthmear­
theeq uivaelxecnhtao nngc e3 ). noeuvrpilnagy .
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Thimso ve tcaoknetsor fo lc 6h aamnpde rsT heraerp eo siatnidvn eeg ativoe f stihdee s
thsey mmetrkinciagjlhmu tpt oe 4T.h en aturbails hoppo'ssi toingo 4nB. l ack cdaenfneontd
8 CHESESX PLAIN:ET DHEG RONFEW
thteh reatde5n-epdaw wintt hhn ea tu.re.a6a.l s pawn bo2nw, h aatd vantcaagnWe h itheo pe
lonagst hbei shoopnt hisisqs u a;wr ietihtl si nef or?
ofr etrceuaottf ft,hb ei shwoopu lbdeq uickly1 2e xd4
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losOtn.t hoet hhearn dt,hbe i shpoerpv entsI tm akesse nsteog aina tempoa ndk eep
Whitfero pml ayei3an nghd e lwpistt hhc eo un­morpei ecoents h beo ard.
teratotnda 4c.k 13.i. cl
Thei mmediIa ht03ei sw elaln swewrietdh 13.i.f 4c abne m ebty 1 .3g. 5., ttahkleia nsgt
I.Oi.. d.7 a,n id f1 1i.x d5t he1n.1 lD.c.6w,h en retr-esaqtua awraefy r otmh ken igahntdp ro­
twow hiptaew nasr een p risaen do noe ft hemv okipnrgo smiincgo mplica1t4i.i colnll se:8
wiblel laosts ryti,n g toon httohoel dwl iotoht1 5: ei: e51 6h 3i. e61 7e 4f 5.
12i. xc6 i.xicst6 o roi sklyi;gs hqtu aarrees 13.:. e.s ( D)
moriem portant.
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Theg enerally caocncteipntuieas1dt 1io n
h3w,h enI .l..i.d17 2e 3e 6l ooksm otshtew
solidI,.l ..bi.ueit6sq u iptoes sible.
B
Thew eankesosne 2 is aslujrbeecattdeoyd
persusraen mdo rteh abna lanocuetths pe o ten­
tiwaela knoefts hspe a wonn d 4B.l ahcakts h e
advantiandg eevl eopments paancwdeh ,i hlies
piecceasbn e m oreea sriellyo cfaotprel dao yn
Witthh tee xt-mWohvietp,ee rsiinhs itasst ­thflea nkNse.v tehrelaetts hsme,o meBntl ack's
tempttosd emornasttteh ew eakneosft sh e advantiamsgi en imal.
bishoppo'ssi toingo 4na, n dde efndhsi psa wn 14l:t e1l:t c8( D)
whikleee pitnhgao tfh is oppuonndefienrrte .
Itn'osct l ewahre thera mtohuantttom s u cihf
thsemy metirmsya intawiint1eh.d1 .i.. e.6 b,u t
Blahcaka s moernee rgceotnitci nuaatht iisow n
disposal.
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NowB lacwki lolb taainIn Q Po nt hde4 -
squa.Tr heec onosf tphaiwdsno na'ltw aoyust ­
weigihtp sor sI.n minore-npdigeaicmtee sl im­
its gt7h-eb iasnhodap s rau lWeh ithea tsh e
advantbaugwtei ,tm haj opri eceess epntrth,e
pawonff erBsl aacs kp aacdev anatnahdgi eg h­
ligthhtes weaoknen 2e.s s
12lD xd5 15h3
Iits hard ttohm eoe txipbevlheaisin tndh dee ­ Inititahtei ntger roa fnt shfe kntiotg hhet
cisionb ytW ahkietinenW angYu e V-ahcierb­lockasdqiunadgr3 eT. h ei mmedi1a5iDt fe4
LagraLvaeu,s a2n00n6e:1 2d xed54?1 3i.x c6 is mbeytt h e unpl1e.5alD. sb.a4 nw,t h itlhee
dxc134i. xb7:l b81 5.i.e 4c xb126:l bl'if xdl prpohyla1c5tai 3rc u ns 1i.5nd. t3.o1 6'if xd3
17l:l fxdJ.lx e51 8i.x a.l:l7b d8w;i tthhe en emyltJ d4a ndW hitmeuspti ctkh lee sseevria ln d
FIANCHETTGOR ONEFW:W HITPELA YSg 3 9
parwti tthhe ex chaanfgte1e 7�r e 3T.h erefore
hed rivtehsbe i shaowpa y fiarnsdtt h,er ne -
stcrtitsh een emkyn ight. w
15. .. 1�6a3f 5'i i'd7 1�7e 4'i ith2
Thee xchaonfgl ei g-hstquabriesdh oipss
parotfB lacpkl'aosn fs trehnegntitnhgpe o si­
tio-ntheen emy kcionvgie'swrse akeannedd
hilsi gshqtu abreecso vmuel nertaotb hlmeea ­
noeuvbryte hse bpliaeccke s.
18lt::lf4� xg21 9'i itxg2lt::le250lt: :ld(3D )
unpleaTshaeen4 t-.r fuolofiksl esv efruanlc tions
B -ietx erptrse ssduorwetn h hea lf-eo-pefnii lte ,
overprotthpeeac wtonsn d 4a,n cda pna rticipate
int haet taocntk h weh iktien Mgo.r eovtehre,r e
isn ow ayf oWhirt e tod ritvhere o oakw ay.
24 �f4%:t ee2S5 'iflt:c:lb262 6%:t bd1
Iti sm orleo gitcooa clc utphyoe p efinl e.
WhilWeh itdeo else atvhece 1 s-quafrreef eo r
thbei shioctpo ,u dlodj usatsfi noe n ;gs 5hould
Blacdkr iivtea wawyi t.h.. f 6th,er esulting
weakencionugcl odm ien h andiynt hfeu t.u re
20 lt::lc4 26 lt::lds �2c1lb 62 s'i itn? !
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Thimsa noeudvoreens o t barniyan dgd i­Onep osswiabytl eos trengBtlhaecpnko 'ssi ­
tiobneanle fits. tioinn volvtersa ntoshffet e hrbe i shtoodp 6 ,
Thec 3-knbioglehsrtWts h itdee'fse nacneds w he.nf. 5.- ofrt4 h ken igshatc riofinec 3ew ill
Blacpkr'iso srihtoyu bletd oe xchainotgff et; h e haveb ett oa kiennta oc couTnhte.r eWfohriet e
questiishoo nw2 .0. 'if.b.5 o r .2'i.0i'd. 5 +l ooksp roteec2it nos r dteoor ff eark nigehxtc hange.
googdr,da ualilmyp rionvtgh pei epclea cemeHnotw,e vtehrke,i npgo'ssi otnif olinps r erciaous,
bunto tteha et tetmowp itan p awinm mediatwehliycg hi vBelsa vcakor uitsa ctcihcaanlc es.
dosen'acth iietvgseo able cauosfte h e weak2­8 'ii'd7( D)
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nesosft hbea crkna k2:0. 'i.i'd.5 +2 1 g'illt:it:lxd3
22'i i'xd3'i ei'42 3� f4%:t c22 4'i¥ xe4.l he245
%:tacl.
21�d2 w
Whitoef,c ourrsees,i tshttese mptattoi on
plaby3 ,t harese sulhtoilonengc 3w oulpdo r­
tenad c atastornocptehh eeb lackkn igihst
transfteotrr headt square.
21'i i'b52 2%:t b1h 5 (D)
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Thipsa wrna iidts y piacnaudls efaulll:o wing
.h.4.i su ndesiarnadtb hlseey ,mm etrciocu nter
weakentshs eq uaarreosu tnhdwe h iktien egv en
more.
23h 4%:te4 29lt::lf4
Whithea nso c hrowneiack snseebsu,nt e i­ Theriesn o thbientgt er.
thehra hse a h inotfc ouenrtplnaoyarc hance 29 lt::lxf4
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top rovoack rei wshiish,li eos p ponceantnte st Black choauvtela dk eand vantoaftg hee
variopuise cceo nfirgautiaotnh si lse isuruenf.o rtupnoastiet oifto hnee n emkyi ng with
Playtihnkigis n odfp osiitpsis oync holog2i9c. �a.hl.6l3 y0lt: :lx(d35lt:0 :lg 2losteo3s 0. 'if.h.3 3 1