The Hedgehog is a thoroughly modern defense where flexibility and understanding trump rote memorization. Using deeply annotated critical games from international practice, GM Sergey Shipov traces the Hedgehog's development - from its origins as a way to avoid well-trodden paths to its current status as a respected weapon in Black's armory. The Hedgehog has been adopted by the likes of Tal, Larsen, Adams, Kasparov, Kamsky, and Karpov.
Drawing on decades of experience playing this defense, Shipov has put together much more than a simple opening manual full of variations. The author meticulously explains strategic themes, typical formations, move-order subtleties, and explores the thorny question: Is the Hedgehog a "theoretically sound" opening - and does that really matter?
Along the way, the reader gets to see the mind of a grandmaster hard at work, and is treated to a lesson on one of the most important skills in chess: how to evaluate a position. Shipov shares his approach to chess and life, and his passion for both, in this entertaining, philosophical, and highly readable work.
Content:
004 Foreword
005 Introduction
009 The Hedgehog. Its Birth and Development
012 Getting to the Hedgehog Opening Structure
020 The Hedgehog Philosophy
025 Space and Order
027 Evaluating a Position
The English Hedgehog 034 Preface
Part 1
042Classical Continuation 7. d4
Chapter 1-1
043 History and Pioneers
Chapter 1-2
069 The English Hedgehog Tabiya - 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
Chapter 1-3
092 White Aims for a Quick Attack on the Pawn at d6
Chapter 1-4
150 Two Plans by Uhlmann
Chapter 1-5
214 Trading Off the Bishop at f6
Chapter 1-6
278 Notes on Move Orders in the 8. d4 System
Part 2
290The 7. Re1! System
Chapter 2-1
291 First Experiences and Origins of the Theory of the 7. Re1! System
Chapter 2-2
339 Black Castles Early The Canonical Piece Setup
Chapter 2-3
425 The Modern Hedgehog. Sunrise to Sunset
Chapter 2-4
465 The Knight Goes to c6
Chapter 2-5
490 New Ideas in the 7. Re1 System
528 Index of Players
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Drawing on decades of experience playing this defense, Shipov has put together much more than a simple opening manual full of variations. The author meticulously explains strategic themes, typical formations, move-order subtleties, and explores the thorny question: Is the Hedgehog a "theoretically sound" opening - and does that really matter?
Along the way, the reader gets to see the mind of a grandmaster hard at work, and is treated to a lesson on one of the most important skills in chess: how to evaluate a position. Shipov shares his approach to chess and life, and his passion for both, in this entertaining, philosophical, and highly readable work.
Content:
004 Foreword
005 Introduction
009 The Hedgehog. Its Birth and Development
012 Getting to the Hedgehog Opening Structure
020 The Hedgehog Philosophy
025 Space and Order
027 Evaluating a Position
The English Hedgehog 034 Preface
Part 1
042Classical Continuation 7. d4
Chapter 1-1
043 History and Pioneers
Chapter 1-2
069 The English Hedgehog Tabiya - 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
Chapter 1-3
092 White Aims for a Quick Attack on the Pawn at d6
Chapter 1-4
150 Two Plans by Uhlmann
Chapter 1-5
214 Trading Off the Bishop at f6
Chapter 1-6
278 Notes on Move Orders in the 8. d4 System
Part 2
290The 7. Re1! System
Chapter 2-1
291 First Experiences and Origins of the Theory of the 7. Re1! System
Chapter 2-2
339 Black Castles Early The Canonical Piece Setup
Chapter 2-3
425 The Modern Hedgehog. Sunrise to Sunset
Chapter 2-4
465 The Knight Goes to c6
Chapter 2-5
490 New Ideas in the 7. Re1 System
528 Index of Players
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