Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Bashing the Gruenfeld

by Daniel King
2/26/2021 – In this Power Play Show, GM Daniel King shows how White can try to bash the Gruenfeld with the seemingly modest 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bd2. But there is hidden menace.... | Power Play is on air most Fridays at 17:00 UTC (18:00 CET, 13:00 ET). All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

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Bashing the Gruenfeld

World Champion Magnus Carlsen made the line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bd2, popular and it has been recently tried at the Armenian Championships in a game between Manuel Petrosyan and Manuel Babuyan. That game continued 5...Nb6 6.e3 Bg7 7.h4 Nc6. White has already started aggressively. What did he do now?

 

Another warm-up: The player of the white pieces eventually won this blitz game. But what did he miss here?

 

And here's a two-mover:

 

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Daniel King is the prolific author of the Power Play series which numbers 28 volumes to date.  The Tactic Turbo for the King’s Gambit is the subject of his most recent DVD.

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Power Play 28: Tactic Toolbox King's Gambit

Daniel King presents 50 puzzle positions in video format, all arising from the King's Gambit. They feature typical tactics from the opening, so this is a great way of becoming familiar with the tricks and traps that you can set your opponent.


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Daniel King is a regular on playchess.com. Commentating on live events such as the World Championship or analysing themes for his monthly Power Play Show. He also produces a DVD series called Power Play for ChessBase in the Fritztrainer format.

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