This book is nothing else than an absolute horror for every Grunfeld player.
Sabotage the Grunfeld!
A Cutting-edge Repertoire for White based on 3.f3
Description
Grandmaster Larry Kaufman presents a very effective way for White to disrupt the plans and demolish the position of players on the black side of the popular Grünfeld Defence.
The repertoire Kaufman recommends leaves Black the unpleasant choice of either facing a well-prepared opponent ready for immediate attack, or ending up in an altogether different opening which is not going to leave him very happy: the Saemisch variation of the Kings Indian.
This aggressive approach, which has sometimes been called the Alekhine Anti-Grünfeld, should appeal to amateurs while being sound enough for elite players to employ. Kaufman clearly lays out the strategic concepts as well as the concrete variations and presents a wealth of new resources for both White and Black.
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Reviews
Kaufman's work is rigorous and he has been able to find a significant number of improvements that should give food for thought for players of either color. The book lives up to the title and, yes, unless one is prepared accordingly, the knowledge therein could sabotage many a Grunfeld.
Kaufman gives a lot of attention to his explanations. In many cases these comments are not very long, but quite to-the-point. An extraordinary book.
An extremely solid opening repertoire, supported by powerful software; but of course Kaufman also regularly gives his own opinion on critical positions, an opinion that not always is the same as the one given by Komodo!
