CHESS EXPLAINED: THE GRÜNFELD (Valentin Bogdanov)
128 pages (248 mm by 172 mm).
£12.99/$24.95/€17,55
Chess Explained books provide an understanding of an
opening and the middlegames to which it leads, enabling you to find the right
moves and plans in your own games. It is as if you were sitting at the board
with a chess coach answering your questions about the plans for both sides, the
ideas behind particular moves, and what specific knowledge you need to
have.
The Grünfeld Defence is one of the most aggressive
openings at Black's disposal. He creates immediate imbalance and plans to
strike at White's centre with all available resources. An insipid response from
White may not even retain equality, so in the main lines he takes up the
gauntlet: he creates a large pawn-centre and puts this to use to launch an
attack. While the theory of these lines has been extensively developed, there
is a coherent logical thread running through them: the Grünfeld is
essentially an opening of grand ideas, which need to be understood well in
order to get to grips with the theory and handle the resulting positions. This
book provides a discussion of all major lines, and a special contribution from
Viacheslav Eingorn on the key ideas of the Rb1 Exchange main line, which he was
instrumental in developing in the 1970s and 1980s.
International Master Valentin Bogdanov has over
thirty years' experience as a chess trainer, and is from Ukraine. His pupils
include Moskalenko, Savchenko and Drozdovsky, and he has acted as a second for
the well-known grandmaster and theoretician Viacheslav Eingorn since the late
1970s.
Download a pdf file with a
sample from the book.
"...aims, through 25 instructive annotated games, to unlock
and explain many ideas behind the rich and fascinating Grünfeld Defence, 1
d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 d5." - GM Paul Motwani, The Scotsman
"Good general commentary... and also all White players
starting 1 d4 and 2 c4 need to keep an eye on this book" - Bab Wilders,
Nederlands Dagblad
"If you like aggression when you play black then this book
is for you. It creates immediate imbalance and again it is crucial to know how
to handle this opening as white too." - Carl Portman, Defence Focus
"A successful and thus recommendable work" - Uwe
Bekemann, Deutscher
Fernschachbund
"... the author treats the theory in this theory-heavy
opening lightly. Rather he focuses on explaining all major plans and ideas in
the various lines. ... I find this book to be the best on this opening for an
audience rated below 2000. It is very detailed yet very broad in its coverage,
and it covers everything that is important to know about for players on either
side of the board in this opening." - Carsten Hansen,
www.chesscafe.com
"I felt that Bogdanov does a good job of explaining key
ideas, with plenty of text, while at the same time summing up contemporary
Grandmaster thinking on the Grünfeld very well. The games are 'up to date'
and the thematic nature of Grünfeld play means that it is very easy to use
this as a 'one stop' guide to playing the Grünfeld." - Munroe Morrison,
Open File
"...as someone who has quite an interest in this opening, I
think this book has definite worth and I think it provides a good up to date
explanation of an amazing defence to 1.d4!" - GM-elect Stephen Gordon,
3Cs Chess
"Extensive explanations and references during the games,
peppered with important analysis, result in a feast among openings books" -
Martin Rieger, www.freechess.info
"After the reading this book, my fingers are itching to play
the Grünfeld again. Who cares if I don't know all the details? I may not
be a professional, but at least I'll feel like one if I play the Grünfeld.
And I'll definitely have a great time, which for most chess players is all that
matters." - Arne Moll, www.chessvibes.com
"The balance between analysis and prose explanation is a
tricky one to maintain, especially with something as theoretical as the
Grünfeld. Consequently, some of the analytical lines turn out on the long
side but on the whole this is a useful guide to a dangerous opening." - Sean
Marsh, marshtowers.blogspot.com
"A very high quality openings book!" - John Elburg,
chessbooks.nl
"I found the introductory comments to each chapter ...
readily comprehensible and provided enough initial information to get an
immediate idea of what both Black and White are trying to achieve. Then in
playing through the games I was struck by the high proportion of explanatory
text ... [the author has] tried to stick to the ethos of the series in not
giving too many side-lines and variations, though of course it is impossible to
annotate games without looking at alternative variations at some point. ...
high marks for sticking to the task in hand. ... highly readable and
informative ... an ideal starting point for anyone seeking a new defence to 1
d4." - Alan Sutton, En Passant
Gambit books by Bogdanov: Chess
Explained: The French (Eingorn & Bogdanov), Chess Explained: The Grünfeld, Play the Alekhine. |
