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David Vigorito selects and examines the most important and instructive Grünfeld games from recent years

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Vigorito: Understanding the Marshall Attack Holz Exchange the right pieces atThe Marshall Attack is a chess opening like no other. Rather than subjecting himself to the Spanish torture so typical in the Ruy Lopez, Black simply gives away a centre pawn. But in return, he gets long term attacking chances and activity that can persist well into the endgame. It has been almost a century since Frank Marshall invented his sensational gambit, but it is still controversial, and more popular than ever amongst the best players in the