Powerplay 12 - The hedgehog - King "E066" Genuine ebony wood and sheeshamwood

Genuine ebony wood and sheeshamwood pieces

Part 1: Averbakh & Related Systems

Full explanation of the most important thematic ideas

Bb4+ (the Bogo-Indian Defence) with 4

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Powerplay 12 - The hedgehog - King "E066" Genuine ebony wood and sheeshamwoodThe Hedgehog is not just an opening, it is a system. A system that can be used against 1 c4, against 1 e4 and also 1 d4. Some players, such as the Swedish Grandmaster Ulf Andersson, appear to play very little else with the black pieces. Black's pieces curl up behind a row of pawns on the third rank and invite White to attack at which point they spring out from behind the barricades to give the aggressor a nasty shock. The Hedgehog can easily transform