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page 1 of 23; games 1-25 of 554  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Alatortsev vs S von Freymann   1-0 46 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 2. Veresov vs Alatortsev   0-1 43 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 3. I Rudakovsky vs M Yudovich Sr.   ½-½ 33 1936 Trade Unions Championship D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 4. Dake vs H Morton   ½-½ 52 1936 37th ACF Congress. Final D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 5. Euwe vs V Mikenas 1-0 40 1937 Stockholm Olympiad D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 6. Fine vs Keres ½-½ 42 1937 Semmering/Baden D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 7. Levenfish vs Botvinnik 1-0 41 1937 Botvinnik - Levenfish D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 8. Fine vs H Morton   1-0 54 1938 USA-ch D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 9. Reshevsky vs Santasiere 1-0 41 1938 USA-ch D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 10. S Gotthilf vs Botvinnik 0-1 40 1938 11th USSR Championship Semifinal D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 11. Capablanca vs Flohr 1-0 37 1938 AVRO D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 12. Capablanca vs Reshevsky ½-½ 42 1938 AVRO D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 13. B H Wood vs Prins   0-1 35 1939 Birmingham D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 14. S Landau vs Szabo   ½-½ 71 1939 Szabo - Landau Match D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 15. Saemisch vs C Struylaart   1-0 27 1939 Amsterdam 6-players D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 16. Tolush vs Botvinnik 0-1 37 1939 USSR Championship D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 17. W Cruz / Silva Rocha vs Alekhine / Trompowsky 0-1 34 1939 Consultation game D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 18. R Grau vs V Mikenas   0-1 37 1939 Buenos Aires Olympiad qual-3 D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 19. S Morales vs N Cortlever   ½-½ 88 1939 Buenos Aires Olympiad qual-3 D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 20. Ragozin vs Botvinnik 0-1 41 1940 Botvinnik - Ragozin D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 21. Fine vs P R Geffe   1-0 38 1940 United States Championship D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 22. Fine vs B Blumin   ½-½ 41 1941 42nd US Open. Championship D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 23. Bogoljubov vs Foltys   ½-½ 61 1941 Munich D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 24. Bogoljubov vs N Cortlever   1-0 74 1941 Munich D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 25. Fine vs Kashdan   1-0 41 1942 US Lightning-ch D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit  page 1 of 23; games 1-25 of 554

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Jan-06-04    Benjamin Lau: Question: What exactly is being gambited? In the position above, it looks like nothing is "loose" or en prise. Jan-06-04    ossolinskm: I think the gambit arrives after 5... 0-0 when the game follows: 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 Qxd5 and allowing the Bishop to take the pawn at c7 on the 8th move. So, to answer your question i think the pawn at c7 is en prised Jan-06-04    Benjamin Lau: Thanks, I had been expecting something to be free immediately, I guess the above position is more of a puzzle. Black's compensation seems to be free piece play I guess but the opening explorer apparently frowns upon it. Jan-06-04    ossolinskm: i don't understand why it isnt grunfeld, grunfeld gambit accepted After all, black is accepting the gambit. Wouldn't he see it? Mar-14-04    Dillinger: Dillinger: black is the gambiter, not accepting the gambit. White accepts eventually with Bxc7. Mar-22-04    Dillinger: and no I am not talking to myself.. Apr-23-04    morphyvsfischer: Yeesh; 5...c5 is infinitely more logical... Jun-06-05    aw1988: Hmm. Grunfeld Grunfeld gambit. Odd name for an opening, but it's black's simplest try in the Grunfeld. Sep-10-06    WTHarvey: Here's a little collection of puzzles in D83 miniatures: http://www.wtharvey.com/d83.html Mar-02-09    FiveofSwords: if white is prepared I actually think this gambit is insufficient compensation. White's position is quite solid, and difficult to reach, and when black doesnt have his c pawn white's d4 is like a rock that holds all of your pieces at bay. Against a strong player, if you go for this as black, you can expect to be miserably trying to draw an 80 move endgame where you are a pawn down. Mar-02-09    chessman95: I deffinetly don't think this gambit gets black enough compensation. First of all, it's not really much of a gambit: instead of putting a peice out for white to capture, black simply leaves a peice unguarded while making trades in the center. Looking at what the pawn "sacrifice" does for black, I cannot find any way it helps. It does not speed up development, or get a good center, or do anything; in fact I think it only helps white. Looking from white's perspective, taking the pawn gets rid of black's pawn majority on the queenside, and gives white a pawn majority on the kingside, where black just castled. Also, without the c-pawn, white's strong center will be very hard to break apart. I cannot see what the point of playing this strange gambit is; it looks to me like it's just another gambit that came into being when a strong player blundered by castling in that position and ended up winning, so people though it was a sound opening. (That's how the Chicago Gambit got started) Jun-19-09    zoren: That would be a funny explanation if that were true. Jan-30-12    Penguincw: Opening of the Day Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 g6 3.♘c3 d5 4.♗f4 ♗g7 5.e3 O-O click for larger view

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