Gruenfeld Defence Revealed

Rating:
Summary: Not just a book about the opening
Review: I believe that this book is an excellent complement to any other serious book about the Gruenfeld (Hartson's for instance.) This book emphasizes ideas and analysis. It takes you to the point where the middlegame is about to start and provides you with a guiding light to select sound plans and strategies. The book doesn't aim to become a complete treatise but to encourage the reader to think independently and understand what is happening during the game. I liked the excellent selection of games on the back and the way the chapters are organized. Almost each one of them covers very relevant material. For instance, the excerpts about the Seville variation are very valuable and should be read by any serious player. I believe that Khodarkovsky crafted a nice book here and I will keep on coming back to it to brush upon ideas and principles.

Rating:
Summary: Not just a book about the opening
Review: I believe that this book is an excellent complement to any other serious book about the Gruenfeld (Hartson's for instance.) This book emphasizes ideas and analysis. It takes you to the point where the middlegame is about to start and provides you with a guiding light to select sound plans and strategies. The book doesn't aim to become a complete treatise but to encourage the reader to think independently and understand what is happening during the game. I liked the excellent selection of games on the back and the way the chapters are organized. Almost each one of them covers very relevant material. For instance, the excerpts about the Seville variation are very valuable and should be read by any serious player. I believe that Khodarkovsky crafted a nice book here and I will keep on coming back to it to brush upon ideas and principles.