#Hypermodern

16 entries across 1 section of the encyclopedia.

Openings

Opening The King's Indian Attack, examined.
A flank system that begins with no central pawn move and ends with a kingside attack: White builds a King's Indian setup with the colours reversed
Opening The Modern Defense, examined.
Black surrenders the centre on move one and asks White to overextend — a hypermodern defence that has survived the engine age by refusing to defend in…
Opening The Benoni Defense, examined.
A queen's-pawn defense built on discomfort: Black concedes space, fixes a target on d5, and asks whether pressure can outrun restraint.
Opening The Bogo-Indian Defense, examined.
A bishop check on move three, a refusal to enter the Nimzo by force, and a compact answer to White's quietest queen-pawn move order.
Opening The Classical Nimzo, examined.
A queen on c2, a bishop on b4, and the old argument over whether the bishop pair can be won without paying in time.
Opening The East Indian Defense, examined.
A fianchetto before commitment, a knight that keeps c4 in reserve, and the quiet move order where Black asks White to name the game.
Opening The English Opening, examined.
A first move that declines the central duel by one square, then spends the game proving that the flank can govern the centre.
Opening The Fianchetto Variation, examined.
White meets the Queen's Indian on its own diagonal, turning a quiet fourth move into a long argument over e4, c4, and the value of waiting.
Opening The Grünfeld Defense, examined.
A hypermodern defense that gives White the proud centre, then spends the rest of the opening asking whether it can be held together.
Opening The King's Indian, examined.
A defense that gives White the centre, then asks whether that centre can survive a storm aimed straight at the king.
Opening The Nimzo-Indian Defense, examined.
A bishop on b4, a knight pinned at c3, and the modern argument that structure can matter more than occupation.
Opening The Nimzowitsch Variation, examined.
A bishop move against c4, a delay in the centre, and the Queen's Indian at its most exacting.
Opening The Queen's Indian Defense, examined.
A quiet fianchetto against the queen's pawn, built on restraint, light-square pressure, and the refusal to let White's centre become comfortable.
Opening The Rubinstein System, examined.
A restrained bishop move, a central tension held in reserve, and the long argument over whether structure can be worth more than space.
Opening The West Indian Defense, examined.
A four-ply doorway into the modern Indian complex, where Black withholds the centre and makes White choose which argument will be fought.
Opening The Grünfeld Exchange, examined.
White builds the proud centre; Black answers by turning every central pawn into a question.