Answers.Body: <p>The main idea behind the Grünfeld is that Black momentarily concedes the center to White, only to attack it later.</p>
  
  <p>For example, in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%BCnfeld_Defence#Exchange_Variation:_4.cxd5_Nxd5_5.e4" rel="nofollow">Exchange variation</a>, White often gets a pawn center (c3, d4, e4) while Black will put it under pressure (especially aimed at the white d-pawn). Below is a diagram with a typical pawn structure for this variation, and some black pieces on squares where they can often be found.</p>
  
  <pre><code>[FEN "3r2k1/pp2ppbp/2n3p1/q1p5/3PP3/2P5/P4PPP/4K3 w - - 0 1"]
  </code></pre>
  
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Body: <p>I started a game (with the black pieces) where I have the possibilty to play the Grünfeld that I never played before.</p>
  
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    <p>1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 <strong>d5</strong></p>
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  <p>I want to know what's the main idea behind it, especially for black, since I heard that it could lead to sharp positions and complications (even Kasparov had a hard time playing it against Karpov)  </p>
  
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Comments.Text: For starters, you could look at [this question](http://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/5173/what-are-the-main-strategic-concepts-in-the-grunfeld).
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Title: Ideas behind the Grünfeld defense
ThreadText: # Ideas behind the Grünfeld defense
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-06-27)
  
  I started a game (with the black pieces) where I have the possibilty to play the Grünfeld that I never played before.
  
  > 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 **d5**
  
  I want to know what's the main idea behind it, especially for black, since I heard that it could lead to sharp positions and complications (even Kasparov had a hard time playing it against Karpov)
  
  **Tags:** opening, grunfeld-defense
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: For starters, you could look at [this question](http://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/5173/what-are-the-main-strategic-concepts-in-the-grunfeld).  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-06-27. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
  
  The main idea behind the Grünfeld is that Black momentarily concedes the center to White, only to attack it later.
  
  For example, in the [Exchange variation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%BCnfeld_Defence#Exchange_Variation:_4.cxd5_Nxd5_5.e4), White often gets a pawn center (c3, d4, e4) while Black will put it under pressure (especially aimed at the white d-pawn). Below is a diagram with a typical pawn structure for this variation, and some black pieces on squares where they can often be found.
  
  ```
  [FEN "3r2k1/pp2ppbp/2n3p1/q1p5/3PP3/2P5/P4PPP/4K3 w - - 0 1"]
  
  ```
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thanks, this answer fits more what I was asking for than the former post answer !  
  
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