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Chess Developments provides state-of-the-art openings coverage. Chess Developments focuses on the current trends - concentrating on critical lines, theoretical novelties and powerful new ideas. It offers players of all levels the opportunity to keep up-to-date with current opening theory whilst also expanding and improving their repertoires. The Grunfeld is a dynamic opening in which Black allows White to build an imposing pawn centre before plotting its downfall by a series of attacks with pawns and pieces. This ambitious, hypermodern approach is popular from club level all the way through to the World's elite. In this book, David Vigorito selects and examines the most important and instructive Grunfeld games from recent years, highlighting the main developments and novelties for both White and Black. Vigorito is well known for his opening expertise, and his clear explanations of the plans and tactics for both sides will benefit all players. *Essential coverage of the Grunfeld Defence *Packed with key new ideas and critical analysis *User-friendly design to help readers absorb information

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If you're still using outdated opening manuals and never had the time to update your repertoire, here's your chance! Take up the gauntlet and dazzle your opponent's with key developments as well as fresh ideas, which are still to be tested in practice. Regarding sharp opening systems, as a rule, the best prepared player tends to get the upper hand. With this book and its content you'll ensure that you are on the cutting edge of current theory! Rating: *****(5/6) Recommended! - dailychess.org Structuring this book around 51 model games makes it more readable but this is definitely a serious opening tome in which explanatory prose takes a back seat to concrete analysis and assessment of variations. Accordingly this book is best utilized by players rated 2000 on up. - Chess Today

If you're still using outdated opening manuals and never had the time to update your repertoire, here's your chance! Take up the gauntlet and dazzle your opponent's with key developments as well as fresh ideas, which are still to be tested in practice. Regarding sharp opening systems, as a rule, the best prepared player tends to get the upper hand. With this book and its content you'll ensure that you are on the cutting edge of current theory! Rating: *****(5/6) Recommended!- dailychess.org Structuring this book around 51 model games makes it more readable but this is definitely a serious opening tome in which explanatory prose takes a back seat to concrete analysis and assessment of variations. Accordingly this book is best utilized by players rated 2000 on up.- Chess Today

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David Vigorito is an International Master from the United States. His previous books have received great praise and he is now firmly established as one of the world's leading chess writers

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