A practical repertoire for the positional player after 1.d4 Vol.2

4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Qa4+ Bd7

 

 

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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Qa4+!? and now black has a big choice Bd7 7...Nd7 8.Nf3 0-0 9.Be2 9.Qa3 c5 9...e5 10.Bg5 10.Be2 10...Bf6 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Bd3 exd4 13.cxd4 c5 14.e5 Qe7 14...Qf4? 15.0-0 cxd4 16.Rae1± 15.0-0 Re8 16.e6 fxe6 17.Rfe1 17.Rac1!? cxd4 18.Qa4 17...cxd4 18.Qb2 Nc5 10.Be2 10.h4!? 10...b6 10...cxd4 11.cxd4 Nf6 12.Qe3 9...Nb6!? is given by Svidler in his chessable course. 9...c5 10.0-0 10.Qa3 b6 10...cxd4 11.cxd4 Nb6 12.Bg5 Re8 13.0-0 Bg4 14.Rfd1 11.e5 11.h4 e5 11...Nf6 12.e5 11...Bb7 12.e5 b5 13.Qb3 b4 14.h5 12.d5 Nf6 13.Bg5 Qe8 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.h5 Bg4 16.Nd2 Bd7 17.c4 Qe7 18.Qc3 Bg7 19.Qe3 f5 20.hxg6 hxg6 21.a4 Bf6 22.a5 Bg5 23.Qh3 Qg7 24.Qc3 Qf6 25.Bd3 Qe7 26.Nf3 Bf6 27.Qc2 Rac8 28.axb6 axb6 29.0-0 f4 30.Ra7 Qd6 31.Be2 Bd8 32.Nh2 Bc7 33.Rfa1 Kg7 34.Bg4 Bxg4 35.Nxg4 Rf7 36.f3 Rh8 37.Qb2 Rh5 38.Rb7 Qd8 39.Raa7 Kg8 40.Kf2 Rh1 41.Ra1 Rh4 42.Rxc7 Rxc7 43.Qxe5 Rf7 44.Qe6 Rxg4 45.Qxg4 Kg7 46.Qe6 Qh4+ 47.Ke2 Qg5 48.Kf1 Qh4 49.Kg1 Qf6 50.Qxf6+ Kxf6 51.Kf2 Ke5 52.Ke2 Kd4 53.Rd1+ Ke5 54.Ra1 Kd4 55.Rd1+ Ke5 56.Kd3 Ra7 57.Kc3 g5 58.Kb3 g4 59.d6 gxf3 60.gxf3 Ke6 61.d7 Rxd7 62.Rxd7 Kxd7 63.Ka4 Kc6 64.e5 1-0 (64) Praggnanandhaa,R (2612)-Grandelius,N (2672) Wijk aan Zee 2022 11...Bb7 11...e6 12.h4 Bb7 13.h5 12.0-0 e6 12...Qc7 13.h4!? e6 14.Bf4 13.Be3 Qc7 13...f6 14.Rad1 Qe7 15.exf6 Nxf6 16.c4 14.h4 f6 14...h5 15.Ng5 14...b5 15.Bxb5 Bxf3 16.gxf3 15.Rab1 Bd5 15...Be4 16.Rb2 16.Qb3 Rae8 16...Bd5 17.Bc4 Bxf3 18.exf6 Nxf6 19.Bxe6+ Kh8 20.gxf3 Rae8 17.Rbd1 16...Bd5 17.dxc5 Nxc5 17...f5! 18.c4 Be4 19.Rb5 tr. 16.dxc5 Nxc5 17.c4 Be4 18.Rb5 tr. Rac8 19.Rd1 19.Bxc5 bxc5 20.Ra5 10...cxd4 10...Nb6 11.Qa3 cxd4 12.cxd4 Bg4 13.Bg5 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 Qxd4 15.Qxe7 15.Rad1 Qe5 16.Bxe7 Rfe8 17.Bd6 11.cxd4 Nc5 12.dxc5 Bxa1 13.e5 Qc7 13...Bc3?! 14.Qh4! Bf5 14...h5 15.h3 Kg7 16.Qf4 16.Qc4! Qa5 17.Qf4 Rh8 18.Bc4+- 16...Rh8 17.Bc4 f6 1-0 (29) Baron,T (2547) -Drori,S (2359) Jerusalem 2017 18.Qg3! Qe8 19.Bf4 g5 20.Bxg5 fxg5 21.Qxg5+ 15.Bh6 Qd5 15...Re8 16.Bc4 16.Bc4 Qxc5 16...Qe4 17.Qxe7+- 17.Bxf8 Rxf8 18.Qh6 g5 19.Qxg5+ Bg6 20.Bb3± 13...Be6?! 14.Bh6 Bc3 15.Bxf8 Kxf8 15...Qxf8?? 16.Qa3+- 16.Rc1 Qa5 16...Ba5 17.Qh4 h5 17...Kg7 18.Ng5 18.Qf4 Kg7 19.Nd4 Bd5 20.e6 16...Bb2 17.Rc2 Ba1 18.Qf4 17.Qh4 h5 18.Qg5 Kg8 18...Kg7 19.Qxe7 Qxa2 20.Bd3 19.Bd3 Rd8 20.Bxg6 Bd2 21.Nxd2 21.Bxf7+ Kxf7 22.Qxh5+ Kf8 23.Rf1 21...Qxd2 22.Qxd2 Rxd2 23.Be4 Bd5 24.Bxd5 Rxd5 25.e6 13...Qd7? 14.Qc2N f6 15.Bh6 Bxe5 16.Bc4+ e6 17.Nxe5 fxe5 18.Bxf8 Kxf8 19.Rd1 Qe7 20.Qd2+- 13...f6? 14.Rd1 Qe8 15.Qb3+ Kg7 16.Bf4 fxe5 17.Bg3 e4 18.Ne5 Bxe5 19.Bxe5+ Kh6 20.g4 Rf6 21.g5+ Kxg5 22.Qe3+ Kf5 23.Qf4+ Ke6 24.Bc4# 1-0 (24) Beliavsky, A (2618)-Bezemer,A (2275) Hoogeveen 2014 14.Qf4 Bc3 14...f6? 15.Qc4+ Kg7 15...e6 16.Bh6 Bxe5 17.Bxf8 Kxf8 18.Nxe5 Qxe5 19.Rd1 Ke7 1-0 (31) Esipenko,A (2509)-Teclaf,P (2358) Minsk 2017 20.c6 bxc6 21.Qh4 h5 22.Qb4+ c5 23.Qd2+- 16.Bh6+ Kxh6 17.Qf4+ g5 18.Nxg5 Kg6 19.Bd3+ f5 20.Rxa1+- 14...Be6? 15.Qh6 f6 16.Bf4 Qxc5 16...Bc3 17.exf6+- 17.Rxa1+- 14...Bf5? 15.g4 Be6 16.Qh6 f6 17.Bf4 Qxc5 18.Rxa1+- 15.Qe3 Qa5 16.Qh6 f6 17.Bc4+ 17.exf6!? Bxf6 18.Ng5 Bxg5 19.Bc4+ e6 20.Qxg5 Qd8 21.Qe3 Qf6 22.Qb3 Bd7 23.Bb2 Qe7 24.Re1 Qxc5 25.Qc3 1-0 (38) Jogstad,M (2305) -Baylav,C (2026) Manavgat 2018 17...e6 18.h4 Qxc5 19.h5 Qxc4 20.hxg6 Qc7 21.Ba3 Qg7 21...Re8 22.Rc1 Qg7 23.gxh7+ Qxh7 24.Qxf6+- 22.gxh7+ Kh8 23.Qxg7+ Kxg7 24.Rc1 24.Bxf8+ Kxh7 25.Rc1 Bxe5 26.Nxe5 fxe5 27.g4 27.Rc7+ Kg6 28.g4 28.Bg7 24...Rf7 25.Rxc3 Kxh7 26.exf6 Rxf6 27.Ne5 1-0 (67) Ritsema,R (2398)-Begliy,M (2401) ICCF email 2014 07 Grunfeld 7.Qa4+-7. ..Nd7 9...c5 [Sipke Ernst] 9...e5?! 10.0-0 Nb6 10...exd4 11.cxd4 Nb6 12.Qc2 Bg4 13.Bg5 Qd6 14.e5 Qd7 15.Rfe1 10...Re8?! 11.Bg5 11.Qc2 exd4 12.cxd4 tr. 9...a6 10.Qa3 c5 10...e5 11.Bg5 Bf6 12.h4 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.0-0 11.0-0 Qc7 12.e5 Rb8 13.Bg5 Re8 14.e6 fxe6 15.Qb3 Qb6 16.Qc4 9...c6 10.Qc2!? 10.0-0 10...c5 10...b5 11.a4 a6? 12.axb5 11.0-0 9...b6?! 10.e5 c5 10...Bb7 11.h4 11.h4 10.Qa5!? 10.Qb4 Qd6 11.Be3 Qxb4 11...Be6 12.a4 12.0-0 12.Ng5 Qxb4 13.cxb4 Bc4 14.Nf3 12...Nc4 12...Qxb4 13.cxb4 tr. 13.Qxd6 13.Bxc4 Qxb4 14.cxb4 Bxc4 15.Rc1 Bb3 16.a5 16.Rxc7 Bxa4 16...Rfc8 17.Rxb7 Bxa4 18.d5 Bc2 19.0-0 Bxe4 20.Rxe7 Bxd5 21.Rxa7 17.0-0 16...c6 17.h4 13...exd6 13...cxd6 14.Ng5!? Nxe3 15.fxe3 Bd7 16.Kd2 16.Bb5 Bxb5 17.axb5 Bh6 18.h4 16...Bh6 17.Nf3 13...Nxd6?! 14.Bd3 14.Bf4 Na5 14...Rfe8? 15.Ng5 14...h6 15.0-0 f5 12.cxb4 Bd7 12...Bg4 13.a4 Bxf3 14.gxf3 a5 15.b5 12...Rd8 12...c6 13.0-0 Rd8 13...Bg4 14.a4 Rfd8 15.a5 14.a4 12...Be6 13.a4 tr. a5 14.b5 13.Ne5 Ba4 13...Bxe5? 14.dxe5± 13...Be6 14.a4 a5 14...f5 15.a5 f4 16.Bd2 Bxe5 16...Nd7? 17.Nxd7 Bxd7 18.Bc4+ Kh8 19.Bc3± 17.dxe5 Nc4 18.Bxc4!? 18.Bc3 18...Bxc4 19.Rc1 Bb5 20.f3 15.b5 14.b5 f6 15.Nd3 Bxb5 16.Nc5 Bxe2 17.Kxe2 f5 18.e5 f4 19.Bc1 10...Bd7 10...Bg4 11.Rb1 e5 11...Re8 12.Be3 e5 13.d5 f5 14.Nd2 Bxe2 15.Kxe2 fxe4 16.c4 c6 17.Rhc1 cxd5 18.cxd5 Nxd5 19.Qxd8 Rexd8 20.Rxb7 11...Bxf3 12.gxf3! e5 13.d5 11...c6 12.h4 Re8 12...e5 13.Nxe5 Bxe2 14.Kxe2 Qe8 15.Ba3 f6 16.Bxf8 Bxf8 13.h5 Bxf3 14.gxf3 e5 15.hxg6 hxg6 16.dxe5 Bxe5 17.f4 Bg7 18.f3 12.d5 Nc8 12...f5 13.h3 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 fxe4 15.Bg4 Kh8 16.0-0 13.Qa4 13.Rxb7 Nd6 14.Rb4 c5 15.Qxc5 a5 13...Nd6 14.0-0 10...c6 11.h4 h5 12.Rb1 Bg4 13.0-0 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 e5 15.Bg5 Bf6 16.Rfd1 Bxg5 17.hxg5 Qxg5 18.a4 Nc4 19.Qc5 Nd2 20.Rxd2 Qxd2 21.dxe5 Qg5 22.Rxb7 Rab8 23.Qxa7 Qxe5 24.g3 Rxb7 25.Qxb7 Qxc3 26.Kg2 Rd8 27.e5 Qxe5 28.Qxc6 Rd2 29.Qb6 Qd4 30.Qxd4 Rxd4 31.Bc6 Rd2 32.Kf3 Kf8 33.Ke3 Rc2 34.Bb5 Ke7 35.f4 Rc3+ 36.Kf2 Ra3 37.Kg2 Kd6 38.Be8 Ke6 39.Kh3 Rc3 40.Bb5 Kf5 41.Be8 Rc7 42.a5 Ra7 43.a6 Rxa6 44.Bxf7 Ra1 45.Be8 Ra6 46.Bb5 Rd6 47.Ba4 Ke4 48.Bc2+ Kf3 49.Kh4 Rc6 50.Bb1 Rb6 51.Bc2 Rc6 52.Bb1 Kf2 53.f5 Rc4+ 54.Kg5 Rg4+ 55.Kh6 Kxg3 56.fxg6 h4 57.g7 h3 58.Be4 Rh4+ 0-1 (58) Van Foreest,J (2682)-Vakhidov,J (2513) Tashkent 2023 11.Rb1 Bc6 11...c5? 12.Qxc5± 12.Bd3!? e5 12...f5 13.exf5 13.e5 13...e5 14.Nxe5 Re8 15.Rb5 Bxg2 16.Rg1 a6 17.Rc5 Nd7 18.Bc4+ Kh8 19.Be2 13.0-0!? exd4 13...Re8 14.d5 Bxd5 15.exd5 e4 16.Bb5 Qxd5 17.c4 Qf5 18.Nh4 Qh5 19.c5 Qxc5 20.Qb4 Qxb4 21.Rxb4 c6 22.Be2 14.cxd4 Bxd4 15.Nxd4 Qxd4 16.Rd1 Qa4 16...Rfd8?? 17.Bb2+- 16...Bxe4 17.Bc2 Qc4 17.Qe1 06 Grunfeld 7.Qa4+-7...Nd7 9...Nb6 [Sipke Ernst] 7...Qd7 Was played twice by Giri so should be taken seriously 8.Qa3 8.Qb3 0-0 9.Nf3 c5 10.Be3 cxd4 11.cxd4 Nc6 12.Rd1 Qd6 13.Be2 Bg4 8...0-0 8...b6 9.Nf3 9.h4 Bb7 10.f3 c5 11.Be3 0-0 12.Rd1 9.Bd3 0-0 10.Nf3 9...0-0 9...c5 10.Be3 0-0 11.Rd1 cxd4 12.cxd4 10.Bd3 10.Be3 Bb7 11.Bd3 10.Bg5 c5 11.Rd1 Qg4 10...c5 11.0-0 Nc6 12.Bb5 a6 12...cxd4?! 13.cxd4 12...Qc7 13.Be3 12...Qb7 13.Rd1 Na5 14.dxc5 Be6 14...Qxe4?! 15.Bg5 15.Qa4 Bxc3 16.Rb1 13.Bf4 13.Rb1 Bb7 14.Bxc6 Bxc6 14...Qxc6?! 15.d5 Qc7 16.c4 15.Re1 13...axb5 13...Bb7 14.Bxc6 Bxc6 14...Qxc6 15.d5 Qd7 16.Rad1 15.Rfe1 cxd4 16.cxd4 14.Qxa8 Bb7 15.Qa3 b4 16.cxb4 Ra8 16...Nxb4 17.Rad1 Nc2 18.Qc1 Qa4 19.dxc5 bxc5 20.Rd2 Bxe4 17.Qe3 Nxd4 8...Qd6?! 9.Nf3 c5 9...Qxa3 10.Bxa3 9...0-0 10.e5! Qxa3 11.Bxa3 10.e5 Qc7 11.Bd3 Bg4 12.Be4 cxd4 13.cxd4 Nc6 14.Be3 Rd8 15.Rc1 8...Nc6?! 9.Rb1 0-0 10.Nf3 9.h4 9.Nf3 9...e5 9...b6 10.h5 c5 10...Bb7 11.h6 Bh8 12.e5 c5 13.Be3 Nc6 14.Nf3 Rac8 15.Be2 cxd4 16.cxd4 Qg4 16...Na5 17.0-0 Nc4 18.Qxa7‼ Ra8 19.Qxb7 Qxb7 20.Bxc4 17.Nd2 Nxd4 18.Bxg4 Nc2+ 19.Ke2 Nxa3 20.Bxc8 Bxc8 21.f4 f6 22.exf6 Bxf6 23.Rac1± 11.h6 Bh8 12.Be3 9...h6 10.Nf3 10.e5!? 10...b6 11.h5 g5 12.Nxg5 hxg5 13.h6 Bf6 14.e5 Qe6 15.Be2 Bxe5 16.dxe5 Qxe5 17.Rh5 f6 18.f4 Qe4 19.Qb4 9...h5?! 10.Nf3 b6 10...e5 11.d5 11.Nxe5!? Bxe5 12.dxe5 Qg4 13.f3 Qg3+ 14.Ke2 Nc6 14...Re8 15.Bh6 Nd7 16.Qc1 Qxe5 ∆16...Nxe5?? 17.Bf4 17.Kf2 15.Bh6 Bd7 16.Qc5 Nxe5 17.Qf2 Qxf2+ 18.Kxf2 Rfe8 19.Be2 11...c6 12.c4 11.Be3 c5 12.Rd1 cxd4 13.cxd4 Bb7 14.Bd3 10.d5 c6 10...b6 11.Be3 f5 11...Qd6 12.Qxd6 cxd6 13.Nf3 13.h5!? 12.h5 f4 13.Bc1 g5 14.h6 Bf6 15.Qb3 11.c4 Na6 11...f5 12.h5 Qf7 12...gxh5 13.Be2 fxe4 14.Be3 13.Be3 f4? 13...fxe4 14.h6 Bf6 15.Ne2 14.Bc5 12.Ne2 Re8 13.h5 Bf8 14.Qf3 Qg4 15.Nc3 08 Grunfeld 7.Qa4+-7th move alternatives [Sipke Ernst] 7...c6 8.Nf3 8.Bg5 8...0-0 9.Be2 c5 9...Nd7 10.0-0 b5 11.Qc2 Nb6 12.Ne5!? 12.Bf4 1-0 (32) Carlsen,M (2864)-Hansen,E (2606) Oslo 2022 12...c5 12...Bxe5 13.dxe5 Qc7 14.Bh6 Rd8 15.f4± Be6? 16.f5 Bc4 17.e6 with a winning attack 13.Bxb5 cxd4 14.Nc6 d3 15.Qxd3 Qxd3 16.Nxe7+ Kh8 17.Bxd3 Bxc3 18.Rb1 Be6 19.Be3 Bxa2 20.Rbc1 Bg7 21.Nc6 10.0-0 Nc6 11.Be3 Bg4 12.Rad1 Qa5 13.Qb3 8.Qa3 0-0 9.Nf3 Bg4 9...b6 10.Bg5 c5 11.Be2 h6 12.Be3 e6 13.Rd1! Bc6 14.Qc1 Bxe4 14...Kh7 15.e5 Nd7 16.h4 cxd4 17.cxd4 Rc8 18.Qb1 Kg8 19.h5 g5 20.Nxg5 hxg5 21.h6 Bh8 22.Rh5+- 15.Bxh6 10.Bg5! Nc6 11.Rb1 Qd6?! it is not atypical in the Grunfeld for black to sacrifice a pawn even when the queens are off but here it is not justified 12.Qxd6 cxd6 13.Rxb7 Rab8 14.Rb3 14.Rb5 a6 15.Rb3 14...h6 15.Bc1! a5 16.Kd2 a4 17.Rxb8 Rxb8 18.Bd3± Black has no initiative anymore and white converted the extra pawn Na7 19.Ba3 Rc8 20.Rb1 Rc7 21.Rb8+ Kh7 22.Rb4+- Bd7 23.Ba6 f5 24.Rb7 Rxb7 25.Bxb7 Bb5 26.exf5 gxf5 27.Bd5 Bd7 28.c4 Nc6 29.Bxc6 Bxc6 30.d5 Bd7 31.Bb4 h5 32.Bc3 Bh6+ 33.Kd3 Kg6 34.Nd4 Bc1 35.Ne2 Bg5 36.Bd2 Bf6 37.Nf4+ Kg5 38.Ne6+ Kh4 39.Nf8 Be8 40.f3 Be5 41.f4 Bb2 42.Ne6 Kg4 43.Be1 h4 44.h3+ Kh5 45.Bc3 Bxc3 46.Kxc3 Kg6 47.Kb4 Kf6 48.Nd4 Bd7 49.a3 Kg6 50.c5 dxc5+ 51.Kxc5 Bc8 52.Nf3 Kh5 53.Ne5 Ba6 54.Nc6 Kg6 55.Nxe7+ Kf6 56.d6 Bf1 57.Nxf5 1-0 (57) Dambacher,M (2497)-Van Wely,L (2642) Netherlands 2018
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02 Grunfeld--
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Introduction
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King's Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6
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Grunfeld Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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Old Indian: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6
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Benoni: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
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Benko Gambit: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
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Nimzo-Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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Budapest Gambit: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 b6
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Exercises
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Repertoire Training
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Practice Positions
Grunfeld Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Qa4+ 7th move alternatives
1
Introduction
2
King's Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6
3
Grunfeld Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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Old Indian: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6
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Benoni: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
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Benko Gambit: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
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Nimzo-Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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Budapest Gambit: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 b6
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Exercises
11
Repertoire Training
12
Practice Positions