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The Modern Opening Way to Break theCenter
NM GreenLaser | Jul 26, 2008 | 10286 views | 14 comments
The Modern Opening, like the Pirc Defense, which it freqently transposes into, allows White
great choice in establishing a pawn center. Black will challenge that center later in order to get
counterplay. In this game, from Russia's big annual Aeroflot event, White puts four pawns in
the center and then advances one of them. While White makes these five pawn moves, Black
makes only two and gets two pieces developed. When White decides to grab a pawn with the
White king still in the center, Black gets very good play.
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Alexander Cherniaev (2491) vs. Pavel Smirnov (2599)Aeroflot Open | Moscow | Round 3 | 16 Feb 2008 | ECO: B06 | 0-1
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. e5 Nd56. Bc4
( Here are examples of Whiteholding the center and
castling. 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3
( 7. Bc4 c6 8. O-O dxe59. fxe5 f6 10. Nbd2 Nd7
11. exf6 exf6 12. Ne4 Kh8
13. Bb3 N7b6 14. c4 Ne7
= Stefanova-Grunberg,Romania Championship
1977 )
7... c5
( 7... dxe5 8. dxe5 c6
9. Na3 Nd7 10. Be4 Nc511. Bxd5 cxd5 12. O-O b6
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5 years agofigrock
Helpful..! Thanx for the post!
6 years agoDITH
lots of exercise good for the chess health
6 years agoSpookyRooky
Great article. I am inspired to start studying this opening. I remember at a club when I
was first exposed to it...
6 years agoNM GreenLaser
Gonnusuke, your ideas remind me of Tiger's Modern. That book not only includes the
Hippo, but blends Modern and Hippo opening concepts.
6 years agoNM GreenLaser
Gonnosuke, 4.f3 worked in these games and is especially suitable against players who are
cautious and do not get counterplay, because White's attack is "automatic" then. Saving a
tempo compared with the KID Saemisch, by not playing c4, can help. As you point out,
against better players it would still be a game. Have you tried leaving out f3 by playing
Be3 (still English attack style) or Bg5 (Byrne Variation)? These might fit your style and aim
and be reasonable options for variety.
6 years agoNM GreenLaser
bowanza, is your line with 19.Kf2 after 18.Rf1 Qc1+? If so, 19.Kf2 Qf4+ 20.Kg1 attacks the
queen, so 19...Qb2+ wins either the rook on a1 or the knight if it goes to d2.
6 years agobowanza
What if 19 Kf2 Qf4+ 20 Kg1 Be5 21 g2?
6 years agoNM GreenLaser
No, it was not an experiment. The line with c3 is known as the few examples I gave for
reference show. It is not the most popular variation. The capture on c5 by White broke
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his center. In the examples, White played better.
6 years agomacgiolla
five pawn moves at the start of a game! perhaps he was experimenting!
6 years agoNM GreenLaser
After 18.Rf1 "everything" that a "reasonable person" (which has a legal definition) would
play wins the already won game. Just three different queen moves are listed as
examples.
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