Answers.Body: <p>This video gives some insight into black's ideas<br />
  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r07qvSgTOQ8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chess Opening for Black: The Gurgenidze System</a></p>
  <p>a well known idea is to exchange the c8 Bishop with the help of h5 when white goes for f4 and then e5 after black plays d5</p>
  <pre><code>[FEN &quot;&quot;]
  1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.f4 d5 5.e5 h5 6.Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3 Nh6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nf5 10. Bf2 h4 11. Bd3 e6  
  </code></pre>
  <p>The g7 bishop will re-route to e7 giving extra support on h4. You could even delay playing Bg7 early so you can play Be7 straightaway without losing tempi.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I'm ~1900 rapid on Lichess. As Black, I like to play this defense against <code>1.e4</code> (picked up from watching Hikaru's streams):</p>
  <pre><code>[FEN &quot;&quot;]
  1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 d5 (4.f4) (4.Be3)
  </code></pre>
  <p>Are there any books or online resources available for learning more about this defense and the strategic ideas behind it?</p>
  
Tags: <opening><books>
Title: Resources for learning about the Gurgenidze System of the Caro-Kann as Black
ThreadText: # Resources for learning about the Gurgenidze System of the Caro-Kann as Black
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-07-13)
  
  I'm ~1900 rapid on Lichess. As Black, I like to play this defense against `1.e4` (picked up from watching Hikaru's streams):
  
  ```
  [FEN ""]
  1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 d5 (4.f4) (4.Be3)
  
  ```
  
  Are there any books or online resources available for learning more about this defense and the strategic ideas behind it?
  
  **Tags:** opening, books
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2021-10-06. Score: 3
  
  This video gives some insight into black's ideas  
  [Chess Opening for Black: The Gurgenidze System](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r07qvSgTOQ8)
  
  a well known idea is to exchange the c8 Bishop with the help of h5 when white goes for f4 and then e5 after black plays d5
  
  ```
  [FEN ""]
  1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.f4 d5 5.e5 h5 6.Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3 Nh6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nf5 10. Bf2 h4 11. Bd3 e6  
  
  ```
  
  The g7 bishop will re-route to e7 giving extra support on h4. You could even delay playing Bg7 early so you can play Be7 straightaway without losing tempi.
  
  
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