Cheparinov uses Bg5 line, which is not the main weapon against grunfeld but seen in such rapid and blitz event often. This is very positional approach not forcing the events, and keeping lots of play for middle game. Svidler is very well prepared but some work still has to be done.
Cheparinov, Ivan (2687)
Svidler, Peter (2723)
Event: World Rapid 2019
Site: Moscow RUS Date: 12/27/2019
Round: 10.13 Score: 0-1
ECO: D91 Gruenfeld, 5.Bg5
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.Bf4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 dxc4 8.e3 Be6 9.Qb1 b6 10.Ng5 Bd5 11.e4 Bb7 12.Bxc4 O-O 13.h4 Ba6 14.Bxa6 Nxa6 15.h5 e5 16.hxg6 hxg6 17.dxe5 Nc5 18.O-O Qd3 19.Qc1 Nxe4 20.Rd1 Qe2 21.Nxe4 Qxe4 22.Rd4 Qf5 23.Qe3 Rfe8 24.Re1 Re7 25.Bg3 Rae8 26.Re4 c5 27.Qe2 Rd7 28.Re3 Red8 29.Bh4 Rd2 30.Bxd8 Rxe2 31.R1xe2 Qb1+ 32.Kh2 Bh6 33.e6 fxe6 34.Rxe6 Bf8 35.Be7 Bg7 36.Bg5 Bf8 37.f4 c4 38.R2e4 Bc5 39.Rxg6+ Kf7 40.Rf6+ Kg7 41.Rfe6 Bf2 42.Bf6+ Kf7 43.Bd4 Qg1+ 44.Kh3 Qh1+ 45.Kg4 Qxg2+ 46.Kf5 Qh3+ 0-1
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What Is The Grunfeld Defense?
Grunfeld Defense - The Definitive Guide To A Dynamic Chess Openinga chess opening for Black against 1.d4
characterized by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 g6
named after the Austrian chess grandmaster Ernst Grünfeld
first played in 1992 by Ernst Grunfeld to beat World Champion Alexander Alekhine
a hypermodern and dynamic chess opening
The Grunfeld Defense is one of the most popular chess openings for Black to 1.d4 thanks to its flexibility and many ways to play for the win.
Not only has the Grunfeld Defense been frequently played by the best grandmasters of the past - Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, Bobby Fischer, Alexey Shirov - but also it is played by nearly all the leading grandmasters today - Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Peter Svidler, Vishy Anand, Maxime-Vachier Lagrave, Boris Gelfand and many more.
The Grunfeld Defense is characterized by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5. This opening gets its name from a famous game in 1922 when Ernst Grünfeld beat the great Alexander Alekhine (World Chess Champion from 1927-1935 and 1937-1946) with the opening.
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