New: 3.h4 against the Kings Indian and Grnfeld – ChessBase India

by ChessBase Shop - 25/08/2022

For some time now, weve known that the strongest chess engines like to push their flank pawns up the board. This has led to an interesting system, with which we can meet the Grunfeld and the Kings Indian. Studying the mainlines is time consuming, and it is possible that our opponents may know the typical plans in those openings better than us, right? Therefore, it is a great idea to take Grunfeld and Kings Indian players out of their comfort-zone right from the start! Pushing the h-pawn is not a new idea generated by the computers. Now you can learn and edify yourself by Dutch GM and FIDE Trainer, Sipke Ernst on utilizing the 3.h4 ideas in the King's Indian and Grunfeld. Photo: ChessBase

Lets go 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 first and now play 3.h4!?, following in the footsteps of Topalov, who unleashed it against Giri in the candidates tournament of 2016.

Since then, numerous games have been played with 3.h4 by the likes of Carlsen, Caruana, Ding and others. After the surprise, Grunfeld players will find it difficult to strike in the centre with their typical ...d5 followed by ...c5 as it is very hard to ignore whites push on the h-file.

Also, the Kings Indian players will find that their usual attacking ideas on the kingside dont work anymore and will have to resort to other ways of finding counterplay.

Video running time: 4 hours (English)

With interactive training including video feedback

Extra: Model games database & Training with ChessBase apps - Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz on various levels

Meet the Fritztrainer- GM FT Sipke Ernst | Video: ChessBase

Minimum: Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, Windows 7, DirectX 11 graphic card with 256 MB RAM, Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 14/Fritz 16 or included Reader and internet access for program activation.

Recommended: PC Intel i5 (Quadcore), 4 GB RAM, Windows 10, DirectX 10 graphics card with 512 MB RAM or more, 100% DirectX10-compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11 and internet access for program activation.

Mac OSX

Minimum: MacOS "Yosemite" 10.10

GM Sipke Ernst is a Grandmaster and FIDE Trainer who has been a member of the Dutch National Team. His peak Elo is 2606.

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