Thanks for reading! Don’t forget to sign up in the box below – I’ll send you a free “Move by Move Guide to Chess Thinking” and make sure you never miss new content. Both players will get their fair share of winning chances in the resulting middlegame positions. Hypermodern chess opening in which Black allows White to occupy the center with pawns on d4 and e4. The Modern Defense leads to complex, imbalanced games, which makes it a favorite of players who want to rely on knowledge and positional strength over rote memorization of opening theory. Chess openings similar to or like Modern Defense. Bb2 called Larsens Opening or the Nimzowitsch attack. Specifically a hypermodern opening for white could be 1. Central pawn moves are delayed till later on. For instance fianchettoed bishops b3 or g3 followed by Bb2 or Bg2 can do this. If you want to avoid the transposition to the King’s Indian, this fourth-move alternative might be worth investigating! Conclusion A hypermodern opening in chess is one whose strategy controls the centre from the outside. Do not move your queen unless it builds a huge attack. d5 to gain a space advantage (which black has sometimes even met with an immediate 5…f5, getting kingside operations under way!), and taking on e5 are all on the table. If you are like me, who has not enought time to chess study, and want a easy weapon, with promising positions, pick this opening/book. Chapter-2: Basic chess opening rules 13 Do not move the same piece or pawn twice unless it creates a huge attack against your opponent or you are winning material (opening stage only). White has tried all kinds of moves from this position – 5.
Many players choose this route, but 4…e5 can be played instead to keep the game in Modern Defense territory.
If black plays the natural 4…Nf6, we transpose into the main line of the King’s Indian Defense.