Sipke Ernst: 3.h4 against the King's Indian and Grünfeld

ChessBase Fritztrainer Eröffnung, Englisch, ISBN: 978-3-86681-854-5, 2022.

Niveau: Fortgeschritten, Turnierspieler, Profi

Let’s go 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 first and now play 3.h4!?, following in the footsteps of Topalov, who unleashed it against Giri in the candidates tournament of 2016. Since then, numerous games have been played with 3.h4 by the likes of Carlsen, Caruana, Ding and others. After the surprise, Grunfeld players will find it difficult to strike in the centre with their typical ...d5 followed by ...c5 as it is very hard to ignore white’s push on the h-file. Also, the King’s Indian players will find that their usual attacking ideas on the kingside don’t work anymore and will have to resort to other ways of finding counterplay.

• Video running time: 4 hours (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Model games database & Training with ChessBase apps - Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz on various levels

Sipke Ernst ist ein Großmeister und FIDE-Trainer, der Mitglied der niederländischen Nationalmannschaft war. Seine höchste Elo ist 2606