The Grunfeld Defence by Nigel Davies (Chess Book)

Description: This chess book is in very good condition. It has a cover price of $19.95. It was printed by Everyman Chess.The Grünfeld Defence is a dynamic and popular weapon for Black against queen's pawn openings. Former World Champion Bobby Fischer and current world number one Carry Kasparov head a long list of grandmasters that have utilized this opening with continued success. In this book, grandmaster and renowned chess teacher Nigel Davies explains the key ideas and tactics for both White and Black. Using illustrative games, Davies guides the reader through both the fashionable main lines and the tricky side variations.Up-to-date coverage of one of Black's most important defencesStrategies and tactics revealed for both sidesWritten by an experienced chess teacher and authorCONTENTSBibliographyIntroductionThe Exchange Variation1 Exchange Variation with 8 Rb12 Exchange Variation with 8 Be33 Exchange Variation with 7 Bc44 Exchange Variation: Lines with Bb5+ or h35 Exchange Variation: Early DivergencesThe Russian System6 The Russian System: Prins Variation7 The Russian System: Hungarian Variation8 The Russian System: Smyslov Variation9 The Russian System: Early DivergencesOther Systems10 Classical with Bf411 Lines with Bg512 The Fianchetto Variation13 Other VariationsINDEX OF COMPLETE GAM ESAleksandrov-Oral, Match (Game 2), Prague 2000Allen-Wohl, Park Royal International 2000Anand-Leko , Linares 2000Anand-Svidler, Linares 1999Andersson-Popovic, Bar 1997Antoshin-Tukmakov, USSR 1972Arakelov-Dvoirys, Chigorin Memorial, St. Petersburg 2000Arakelov-Zakharstov, Voronezh 2001Avrukh-Sokolov.I, Amsterdam Lost Boys 1999Bareev-Van Wely, Bonn 2001Botvinnik.I-Birnboim, Israeli League, Ramat Aviv 2000Cebalo-Mikhalevski.V, Zürich 1999Cifuentes Parada-Sokolov.I, Dutch Championship, Rotterdam 1996Dautov-Svidler, Istanbul Olympiad 2000Davies-Stepak, Ramat Hasharon 1990Galliamova-Dvoirys, Russian Championship 2000Giorgadze-Avrukh, European Club Ch., Bugojno 1999Gligoric-Smyslov, Yugoslavia-USSR 1959Golod-Herrera, Linares Open 2001Hellsten-Delchev, Albacete 2001Hillarp Persson-Rowson, Torshavn 2000Hintz-Davies, Eikrem Memorial, Gausdal 2000Hoang Thanh Trang-Gurieli, Batumi 2001Kadimova-Lavrenoy, Belgian Team Championship, 2001Kahn-Fogarasi, Budapest (First Saturday) 2000Karpov-Piket, Tilburg 1996Kasimdzhanov-Van Wely, Istanbul Olympiad 2000Kasparov-Svidler, Wijk aan Zee 1999Khalifman-Greenfeld, St. Petersburg 1999Khalifman-Kasparov, Linares 2000Kiriakov-Kudrin, Isle of Man 1999Korchnoi-Greenfeld, Israeli League, Ramat Aviv 2000Korchnoi-Sokolov.I, Reykjavik Open 2000Kramnik-Kasparov, BGN World Championship, London 2000Kramnik-Kasparov, Frankfurt Rapid 1998Kramnik-Kasparov, Unares 1999Kramnik-Kasparov, Wijk aan Zee 2000Kramnik-Shirov, Candidates Match, Cazorla 1998Kramnik- Svidler, Korchnoi Birthday, Zurich 2001Krasenkow-Svidler, Madrid 1998Kubala-Groszpeter, Pardubice 2000Kuligowski-Smejkal, Warsaw 1979Lagowski-Shishkin, Kazimierz Dolny 2001Lerner-Romanishin, Tallinn 1987Lev-Mikhalevski.V, Israeli League, Ramat Aviv 2000Lputian-Kasparov, Wijk aan Zee 2000Mchedlishvili-Ftacnik, European Team Ch., Batumi 1999Mikhalevski.A-Huzman, Israel Open, Tel Aviv 2001Mikhalevski.V-Dvoirys, Essent 2000Murshed-Conquest, British Championship, Blackpool 1988Nenashev-Odeev, 16th Asian Cities, Beirut 2000Piket-Kasparov, Wijk aan Zee 2000Piket-Shirov, Wijk aan Zee 1996Pogorelov-Avrukh, Andorra Open 2001Pribyl-Smejkal, Bratislava 1983Richardson-Ernst.S, Lichfield IM 2000Rogers-Yang Xian, Jakarta Zonal 1993Seres-Dembo, Budapest (First Saturday) 2001Slobodjan-Avrukh, Pula Zonal 2000Speelman-Short, Candidates Match, London 1991Stocek-Oral, Czech League 1998-9Tegshsuren-Kudrin, World Open, Philadelphia 2000Tisdall-Jansa, Aarhus 1983Tolnai-Sax, Hungarian Championship 1999Topalov-Svidler, Linares 1998Vaganian-Hübner, Rio de Janeiro 1979Vaganian-Kasparov, Barcelona World Cup 1989Vaganian-Shamkovich, Rio de Janeiro 1979Van der Sterren-Sokolov.I, Dutch Championship, Rotterdam 2001Van der Werf-Nijboer, Dutch Ch., Leeuwarden 2001Van Wely-Shirov, Wijk aan Zee 1996Van Wely-Sutovsky, European Championship, Ohrid 2001Ward-Walker, British Championship, Scarborough 2001 Please check out my store for select categories. All pictures are original If there are any problems whatsoever with any of my items, or my descriptions, please let me know and the problem/s will be resolved. I try my best to be honest, but sometimes I may miss something. I combine shipping costs if you buy more than one item. Please request a total when you are done shopping. I use E-BAY Global Shipping Program for International buyers.

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