Grandmaster Repertoire 2A - King's Indian and Grunfeld by Boris Avrukh (hardcover)

This Grandmaster Repertoire 2A - King's Indian and Grunfeld by Boris Avrukh is an English-language hardcover chess book for ambitious players building a 1.d4 repertoire. It focuses on two of Black’s most important and dynamic replies, the King’s Indian Defence and the Grunfeld Defence, and presents them through a refined Fianchetto System approach.

What this book covers

This volume is part of Boris Avrukh’s refreshed, expanded and thoroughly revised Grandmaster Repertoire series. Volume 2A is the third of four new books in the updated project, where Avrukh revisits and develops the repertoire work first published in 2008 and 2010. Here he keeps to his preferred Fianchetto System, but presents it in a newly analysed form designed to work as a practical repertoire weapon against the King’s Indian and the Grunfeld.

For the reader, that means more than a collection of variations. It offers a coherent plan against openings that often lead to sharp and demanding positions, making it a useful study book for anyone who wants to play 1.d4 with preparation against major theoretical defences.

About the author and the series

Boris Avrukh is the author behind the Grandmaster Repertoire series, which is known for its serious opening work and practical repertoire focus. This book continues that approach in a hardcover format, with the same clear emphasis on structured preparation.

Edition details

• Author: Boris Avrukh
• Series: Grandmaster Repertoire
• Volume: 2A
• Subject: King’s Indian Defence and Grunfeld Defence
• Approach: Fianchetto System
• Language: English
• Binding: hardcover
• Pages: 336
• Publication date: 17 January 2018
• ISBN: 978-1-78483-044-1