Jeremy Silman's review of my book "Play the Gruenfeld"

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Submitted by YelenaDembo on Sat, 10/06/2007 at 3:34am.

Hi everyone!,

Just found out that Jeremy Silman reviewed my book! Have a look! Perhaps it will be useful and interesting for you!

http://www.jeremysilman.com/book_reviews_js/Play_the_Grunfeld.html

All the best!

Yelena

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Comments:

by ivandh - 10 months ago
GA United States

Member Since: Sep 2007
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I'll watch for your new book, the King's Indian is my favorite opening.

by WGM YelenaDembo - 10 months ago
Athens Greece

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Thanks:-)

by Doctor - 10 months ago
Hull, United Kingdom Great Britain

Member Since: Aug 2007
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Wonderful review, well deserved. You are one if the few people who can make chess understandable.

by shadowc - 10 months ago
Buenos Aires Argentina

Member Since: Jul 2007
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Nice review...! To bad you're an expert against my favourite opening, lol!

by sk8erkid - 10 months ago
west palm beach, fl United States

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kool!!

by WGM YelenaDembo - 10 months ago
Athens Greece

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Just because I myself like to play the King's Indian more now:-) You will be able to see material on this line in my new book "Beating the Anti-King's Indians" which will be out in summer next year. It will have two parts - theory for King's Indian players and for Gruenfeld players:-)

by likesforests - 10 months ago
United States

Member Since: May 2007
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Sweet! May I ask why you don't play the Pseudo-Gruenfeld (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5)? I'm curious because you're a Gruenfeld expert and yet I can only find one game where you played that line, the one where you drew Natalia Zhukova.

by WGM YelenaDembo - 10 months ago
Athens Greece

Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 180

Hey,

Naturally you can play any opening at any level:-) It is also possible to play such an opening if you have less than 1800 level just maybe you wont understand all the ideas & details. But it is definately possible to play and study it! It may help you to improve as well!

by SonofPearl - 10 months ago
Wales

Member Since: May 2007
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Hey, pretty good review! That's great.

Yelena, can you comment briefly on the suitability of the Grunfeld for players below 1800 Elo? Is it too much to ask to play such a theory-dense opening, or is it true (as the maxim goes) that any opening is playable below master level?

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