The aim of this series is to provide the essential knowledge to play the opening, while revealing the current thinking of the world's elite players.

Features:

• First Moves leads readers through the basic opening moves
• Heroes & Zeros gives examples of the best and worst performances with the opening
• Tricks & Traps reveals how you might catch out your opponent
• What's Hot pinpoints the very latest ideas from the world's best players
• Detailed Variations are given at the close of the book, summarizing the main lines with assessments.

The counter-attacking Grunfeld Defence is a favorite opening of the legendary Garry Kasparov. In this book, Kasparov's friend and confidante, International Master Michael Khodarkovsky, lets us into the secrets of Kasparov's opening preparation, explains the most important elements of Grunfeld strategy and gives an up-to-date survey of the critical lines.

Michael Khodarkovsky is a respected coach in America where he has lived for many years after emigrating from the Soviet Union.

Specifications:

• Author: Khodarkovsky
• Book Type: Paperback, 2003
• Notation: Figurine
• Pages: 175