Chess Openings: Learn to Play the Grunfeld Defense!

[@mnm1273]

Really liked the video. It's a perfect balance of explaining the main ideas while not taking too long.

[@TheChessGiant]

Thank you brother!

[@jaydub2971]

Benoni players like myself need to stay aware of Grunfeld lines, given transposition possibilities. Thanks, Giant. Keep up the good work.

[@TheChessGiant]

Totally J Dub! A ton of similarities between the two. Glad you enjoyed!

[@philipp17802]

Always love, that you repeat the line before going into a new one. Very nice to learn this way

[@sarikasangle505]

I like the fact that he reply almost always

[@TheChessGiant]

Of course Sarika, that's my favorite part of having this KZbin channel in getting to chop up some chess with people and get to know them better. Happy new years!

[@danklepper52]

You have a great teaching style

[@EvilLaughOnTheTrack]

I love your opening videos, you’re my go to for starting new openings! Thank you!

[@cesarcalderon283]

Amazing!!! That line at russian variation was amazing,thank u so mucho 🙌🏼🙌🏼👍🏼♟️

[@TheChessGiant]

You got it Cesar! You got good taste in openings by choosing the Grunfeld!

[@angellopez1656]

Wow dude! Loved your way of teaching! I would love some Accelerated Dragon Sicilian video!

[@TheChessGiant]

What's up Angel! Thanks for the kind words bro I'm glad you enjoyed it. And ya that's a great opening for black! Just added it to my google doc which lists chess opening videos I want to make!

[@1bra_lpm540]

Soon I’m having a tournament on this defense Very helpful!!

[@TheChessGiant]

Glad to assist in your studies! Let me know how it goes!

[@siyabongamdluli9513]

How did it go?

[@diptanuchakraborty2397]

I love to play gründfeld always

[@TheChessGiant]

That's what's up! The Grunfeld is a great chess opening for black that is hard to play against!

[@thembanene316]

In the last line where White plays e6 and exd7... You are not down a pawn but you are down a full piece... Will check if black has enough compensation for a piece in that position....

[@TheChessGiant]

Hey brotha, would you be able to send me a timestamp? Thanks!

[@felipearayaperez2610]

​@@TheChessGiantI know it's been a year but he meant the position at 16:31

[@ShaneHolly]

damn this is a sick defense.. cant wait to study on it. Amazing video also.😊

[@TheChessGiant]

Right!? Ya very hypdernamic and sharp... takes some studying to really master it but it can give the d4 player a lot of trouble. And thanks apppreciate it! Glad you liked it man.

[@nikhilr4525]

Can you do a video on how to CRUSH the King's Indian (and Pirc) Defence?

[@TheChessGiant]

I'll add this to the list! Both of these chess openings offer many players trouble, so making a video on it is a great idea.

[@yessir6427]

bro clickbaited on comment section

[@NicoSeven7]

Hello, how should I play this defense if white never played c4 in the opening? Thanks 👍

[@makentosh956]

Thank you👍🌷

[@TheChessGiant]

You got it! More videos on the way

[@thelegendaryphoenix6860]

Do a video on the modern defense you are underrated keep up the work and how tall are you judging by your channel name

[@TheChessGiant]

I will add that to the list my friend! Also I am 7'1" haha.

[@thelegendaryphoenix6860]

@@TheChessGiant that's really tall hope you don't hit your head on things too much

[@monstermagnet3150]

@@thelegendaryphoenix6860 Lol you must play the giraffe variation 😉

[@boskoma]

big plus for video description. How KID and Grunfeld compare, which one is better for beginner?

[@James-Cook]

Clearly kid ! You shouldn't play the grunfeld

[@TheChessGiant]

If I had to choose one, I would definitely go with the King's Indian Defense. The Grunfeld is hypermodern and far from traditional. I would honestly first start off with something like the Slav/Semi-Slav Defense or Nimzo-Indian Defense etc. If a player is very aggressive, the Budapest Gambit is a ton of fun. We are actually coming out with a video that premieres in 3 days which covers the top 10 chess openings for black against d4. I will drop the link here! No pressure to watch, but this will hopefully be a good resource for you if you're interested! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqWpn2qjjc9giqs

[@boskoma]

@@TheChessGiant Thanks for the answer. The other day I saw the Top 10 Chess Openings for Black Against d4! premiere and turned on the reminder. Again, it’s a nice touch to have a detailed description for the videos, even for the upcoming ones!

[@TheChessGiant]

Sweet! And awesome, I'm glad to hear that someone looks at the descriptions for the videos! Honestly wasn't sure if anyone took a look at those or not. I hope you enjoy the video!

[@dylaninho2500]

Great vid

[@TheChessGiant]

Glad you liked it! Let me know if there's any other chess openings you'd want to see covered on the channel!

[@dylaninho2500]

@@TheChessGiant if you say so, then kings Indian attack from nf3 d5 and so on would be amazing thank you! That’s my opening for white. My response to e4 is d5 and then I play the modern Scandinavian.

[@jameslegrone498]

Good ideas!

[@craiggilbert6159]

Great video - switching to Grunfield for white e4😂😮😅

[@TheChessGiant]

Thanks! haha

[@pradipdey4381]

Very nice video. Please make a video against French defence.

[@TheChessGiant]

Thanks Pradip! Super glad to hear you enjoyed it. We've actually made a few videos on different lines and variations you can play against the French Defense. Hopefully one of them is helpful to you. Reti Gambit - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmfUpn53j8eeq80 Alapin Gambit - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJiulp1pd5t9d5I Exchange Variation - kzbin.info/www/bejne/baCkaoxjr56hp9k Let me know if there's any other options for white against the French that you would like to see covered!

[@mdnahidulislam4442]

What about the main line? Bc4 & Ne2!

[@TheChessGiant]

Hey Kent, I will try and make these sooner rather than later! Thanks for the chess opening recommendations. Stay well my guy.

[@DanacChess]

I had to ask: What about 18:32 Ng5?

[@thyb55]

17:26 down a piece !

[@ewallt]

Very nice. Can you do another one covering some more lines? The main two that come to mind are white fianchettoing the king bishop and the anti Grunfeld line with f3. A couple others, not so important, are Qa4 in the exchange and Bg5 before Nf3. You do a very nice job of explaining the main themes and picking good illustrative lines.

[@TheChessGiant]

Thanks ewallt! Glad you enjoyed it, and yes so much more to cover. I just took a picture of this comment and will make sure to cover these lines if I make more Grunfeld Defense theory. Thanks again bro!

[@monstermagnet3150]

I agree, Grunfeld is one the most interesting opening against d4 as it can be both super sharp or very calm depending on Black's mood and how White plays. There's the Stockholm variation (Bg5 before Nf3, which is the Petrosian) but honestly it's a worse way to play and your reponse as black is about the same. The fianchetto is the Kemeri and it's very nice for White because they get a lot of attacking chances. Aginst 3.f3, you can lock the center with the Grunfeld maneuvre c5 then d6 after d5 from White. Finally, the Schleter (4.e3) /Makogonov/Burille stuff which could be nice to cover but it's such an imbroglio of names ! (many transposes into the Burille in the end)

[@siyabongamdluli9513]

14:32 what if Ng4?

[@vox_vibess]

Спасибо, хороший канал

[@Kommaer]

It is time to start remember and understand the lines. Grunfeld and Latvian gambit it is! :D

[@TheChessGiant]

Yessirr!!!!! The Grunfeld Defense takes a good amount of work because it is so sharp. But, once you master/memorize the lines/variations/concepts, you might be on your way to some impressive results.

[@Kommaer]

Thank You, man!

[@angel_machariel]

10:49 The thing always missing from these kind of lines is an analysis for 1400 club level players like me, is why ...Nxe4 dxe4 isn't bad for black (or white with colors reversed in similar situations).

[@arg1]

then tou have to move the other knight, and youll lise the pawn

[@crush_override]

At 4:56 why they did noy just take the knight?

[@TheChessGiant]

Great question! When there was only one rook on it, the bishop defends so they don't want to lose the exchange. Right when Rc1 is played doubling up, we take a pawn on d5. They can play Rxc3 Bxc3 Rxc3 but then we would have d4 forking both the dark-squared bishop on e3 and the rook so black would be winning there. Hope this helps! Thanks, Solomon

[@AllInOne-nz5kg]

I am waiting for d4 from white.

[@TheChessGiant]

Hey! Here's a few chess openings for white that we've covered which follow the move d4! London System - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jae9pYWreM-dbLs Colle System - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYKuaXmIerlkjK8 Queen's Gambit - kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4iripqkbsuFZ5I Hope this helps! And let me know if there's any other d4 openings you'd want to see covered!

[@AllInOne-nz5kg]

I was saying that I am waiting for my opponent to play d4 against which I will gruenfeld.

[@skyeruddell3196]

Another great video, thank you!

[@dbonechis]

Shootouts to GothamChess for scaring the casual 12yos off this gem

[@chadohioskibidi]

DONT PLAY THESE OPENINGSS!!!!!!

[@geographynonsensical5003]

how good is this for 1000 elo