Fast and Furious: Attacking ideas in the Grünfeld Exchange Variation

by Robert Ris
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7.♗c4 and attacking ideas with h2-h4

Dealing with the Grünfeld, top players have switched back to the former Main Line, the Exchange Variation with 7.Bc4. Tonight I will elaborate on this topic, explaining the tactical and strategical ideas behind the advance of the rook's pawn. Despite it's theoretical still OK for Black, this approach has caused Black a lot of problems in recent games.

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Exercise: A classic example of a 17-year old Magnus Carlsen defeating Ukrainian legend Vassily Ivanchuk. Do you see what Magnus had in mind after 22...h6?

 

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Robert is an International Master who mostly spends his time training and coaching talented youngsters. On the PlayChess server The Fast and the Furious is a popular show where he explains sharp opening lines for a wider audience. He is also a well-known ChessBase author who produced numerous DVDs and regularly contributes to ChessBase Magazine as well. Since 2015 he is the organizer of the Dutch Rapid Championships in his home town Amstelveen. He has started a YouTube channel with chess analysis as well.

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