Ponderchess / Openings
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Opening
The Grünfeld Defense in 3D
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5. Black invites White to build a large centre, then attacks it with pieces.
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Grünfeld Defense: Lundin Variation, move by move: d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Bg5 Ne4 …
The white pieces
Keep the centre together and use it to restrict Black's pieces or to attack the king.
The black pieces
Pile up on d4 with the bishop on g7, the c-pawn and the knights, and break the centre before it rolls forward.
Look a little deeper · 01
In the Exchange Variation (4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3), White gets a big pawn centre. Black hits it with ...Bg7, ...c5 and ...Nc6.
Look a little deeper · 02
The opening is very concrete and theoretical, a favourite of Kasparov and many modern elite players.
Grünfeld Defense: Lundin Variation, move by move: d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 d5 Bg5 Ne4 …
Keyboard: Space pauses, the arrow keys step. Gold arrows are White's moves, violet are Black's, red rays are threats, green shows support, blue shows plans.
