Sabotage the Grunfeld!: A Cutting-edge Repertoire for White based on 3.f3

by Larry Kaufmann

Overview

Grandmaster Larry Kaufman presents a very effective way for White to disrupt the plans and demolish the position of players on the black side of the popular Grünfeld Defence.

The repertoire Kaufman recommends leaves Black the unpleasant choice of either facing a well-prepared opponent ready for immediate attack, or ending up in an altogether different opening which is not going to leave him very happy: the Saemisch variation of the Kings Indian.

This aggressive approach, which has sometimes been called the Alekhine Anti-Grünfeld, should appeal to amateurs while being sound enough for elite players to employ. Kaufman clearly lays out the strategic concepts as well as the concrete variations and presents a wealth of new resources for both White and Black.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789056915391
Publisher:	New in Chess
Publication date:	11/07/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	21 MB
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About the Author

Larry Kaufman is an American grandmaster and former World Senior Champion. He has been a researcher in computer chess and has lately co-developed the successful Komodo program. His latest book was the widely acclaimed The Kaufman Repertoire for Black and White.

Table of Contents

Explanation of Symbols 6

Introduction 7

The Role of Komodo 11

Chapter 1 History of the f3 Anti-Grünfeld 13

Chapter 2 Third Move Offshoots 49

Chapter 3 The Neo-Grünfeld 71

Chapter 4 The Sämisch with …c7-c5 117

Chapter 5 The Sämisch without …c7-c5 141

Exercises 163

Solutions 169

Index of Variations 177

Index of Names 183

Game List 185

Bibliography 187

Editorial Reviews

This book is nothing else than an absolute horror for every Grunfeld player.

Schachwelt - Martin Rieger

Kaufman's work is rigorous and he has been able to find a significant number of improvements that should give food for thought for players of either color. The book lives up to the title and, yes, unless one is prepared accordingly, the knowledge therein could sabotage many a Grunfeld.

Grandmaster Glenn Flear

Kaufman gives a lot of attention to his explanations. In many cases these comments are not very long, but quite to-the-point. An extraordinary book.

Uwe Bekemann

An extremely solid opening repertoire, supported by powerful software; but of course Kaufman also regularly gives his own opinion on critical positions, an opinion that not always is the same as the one given by Komodo!

Rochade Europa Magazine - Dr. W. Schweitzer

The analysis is unbiased and comprehensive, and Kaufman tends to provide enough verbal guidance to assist his non-master readers. Players looking for a new weapon against the Indian Defences would do well to consider buying this book.

British Chess Magazine - John Hartmann

This move (3.f3) has been very topical against the Grunfeld at elite level in recent years and the American GM presents a compelling case for taking it up.

CHESS Magazine