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The Modern Defense and its Ideas

A strong outlook of nonchalance is associated with the term "modern" in chess. It typically insinuates that a player is not grossly concerned with conventional strategies, especially having to control the center immediately. This article highlights Modern Defense, its core ideas, key variations, and how to play against it. ....

Yuri Averbakh , Modern Defense , Modern Opening , Standard Defense , Averbakh System , Grandmaster Yuri Averbakh , Modern Pterodactyl , Benoni Defense ,

Carlsen and his hippopotamus

The column "All in One" was introduced in in ChessBase Magazine about four years ago. On the basis of a single, but very extensively annotated game, you learn everything you need to know about a specific opening line. A compact format with which you can improve your know-how without much effort. In the current ChessBase Magazine #214 Igor Stohl introduces you to the Hippopotamus setup, a system that can be used with Black against practically anything. ....

Sicilian Sveshnikov , Abhimanyu Mishra , Igor Stohl , Ian Nepomniachtchi , Mihail Marin , Sam Shankland , Sagar Shah , Van Foreest , Hou Yifan , Sipke Ernst , Nils Grandelius , Ivan Sokolov , Oliver Reeh , Anish Giri , Ding Liren , Boris Gelfand , Rainer Knaak , Jan Markos , Peter Svidler , Boris Spassky , King Indian , Dorian Rogozenco , Karsten Mueller , Tepe Sigeman , Tata Steel , Caro Kann Exchange Variation ,