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This volume completes Boris Avrukh¿s newly revamped 1.d4 series by providing cutting-edge antidotes to tricky defences such as the Dutch, various Benoni set-ups, Benko and Budapest Gambits, and anything else not covered in volumes 1A, 1B & 2A. This book is essential reading for any ambitious 1.d4 player.

This book provides a world-class repertoire against the Grünfeld and King¿s Indian, two of Black¿s most popular and dynamic defences. The author remains faithful to his preferred Fianchetto System, but has completely re-analysed it to forge an even more effective repertoire weapon than before.

When Boris Avrukh released the first volume of his 1.d4 repertoire in 2008, it revolutionized chess opening books. As GM Michael Adams said: ¿The high-quality Grandmaster Repertoire series has taken this format to a completely different level.¿ Or as GM Glenn Flear put it: ¿This book represents nothing short of a technological advance in chess opening theory.¿Now Avrukh is back with an expanded, updated and revamped 1.d4 repertoire. Volume 1A deals primarily with the Catalan, which is an Avrukh speciality. In GM Simen Agdestein¿s words: ¿It¿s in Avrukh has become a standard comment for those trying to understand this opening.¿This volume covers the position after the opening moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3, concentrating on the Catalan which arises after 3...d5, while also dealing with the Bogo-Indian with 3...Bb4¿, and Benoni systems after 3...c5.

Grandmaster Repertoire is a series of high quality chess books based on the main lines, written by strong grandmasters. The aim is to provide the reader with a complete repertoire at a level good enough for elite tournaments, and certainly also for the club championship. In two volumes, The Gr nfeld Defence offers a complete repertoire for Black against 1.d4. Avrukh's two previous Grandmaster Repertoire books White received universal rave reviews and have been hugely influential on chess players all over the world, including at the very highest level. This is Volume Two of Two.

Top chess grandmaster Boris Avrukh provides in-depth coverage of the ambitious Grunfeld Defense, offering a repertoire for Black after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6. Volume One covers the Fianchetto Variation, the Russian Variation with 4.Nf3 and 5.Qb3, the Bf4 and Bg5 lines, as well as all White's minor tries.