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Botvinnik and the Gruenfeld - Chess Lecture - Volume 167 Chess Tournament Bags In contrast to the King'sPresented by International Master Bill Paschall for ChessLecture. com Bobby Fischer almost beat the then world champion Mikhail Botvinnik at the 1962 olympiad in Varna, Bulgaria, with the Grunfeld defense. Named after the Austrian master Ernst Gruenfeld, the defense has been around for nearly 90 years. Those who play the Gruenfeld defense knew that it could turn into a nightmare in an instant. The Gruenfeld steals the diagonal play from white because