Hedgehog play with White

We will study how to play against Hedgehog formation with White Pieces.

 1e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Qb6 6. Nb3 Qc7 7. O-O Nf6 8. c4 d6 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Be3 b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Qd2 Be7 



  


We reached a standard position.

Black has a6,b6, and d6,e6 structure. Knights on d7 and f6, Bishops on B7 and e7.

White has Nb3,Nc3,Be3,Bd3,Rc1 and Qd2. pawns on e4 and c4. f3 to support e4 Maroczy bind.

What is next for White ?  Play on the queen side. Bring the queen to f2, with Be3-Qf2 targetting b6.
bring Rf1 to d1, bishop to f1, play h3 to avoid Ng4. Then push pawns.

Black adopts Fischer plan with Bishop on d8-c7.

13. Rfd1 O-O 14. f3 Rac8 15. Bf1 Rfe8 16. Qf2 Bd8 17. h3 Qb8 

Now White wants to move Nb3 here to d4 and activate b2-b4,then Nb3-a4

18. Nd4 Bc7 19. Kh1 Ne5 20. b4 Ba8 21. Nb3 Ned7 22. Na4 Bc6

We reach another key moment after 22..Bc6.

Game 1: Na4-b2 followed by a4-a5

Game 2:Na4-c3 followed by b4-b5 and e4-e5

Hedgehog themes and games

Official Website here

Games featuring hedgehog formation for Black
First we show games with Kh8,Rg8,g7-g5 and Bc7 which Fischer used Then we look at d6-d5 breakthrough After this, we show games with e4-f4 structure for white Then, b3,Bb2 structure for white and a few games with White's plans being succesful

Tactics/Tactics calculating exercizes

Position 1(easy) : black to play and win

Position 2(easy): Black to play and give checkmate

Position 3 medium: Black to play and win: spot the winning move

Position 4-Difficult : choose between two moves listed below the diagram. Black to play

Position 5-Difficult : choose between two moves listed below the diagram. Black to play

Owen defense ..b6,..Bb7 with Nc3 white

The main position to analyze is after the moves

1 e4 b6 2 d4 Bb7 3 Nc3 e6 4 Nf3 Bb4 5Bd3 Nf6

Official Website

Owen Defense B00. Nc3,Nf3,Bd3 lines for white , ..b6,..Bb7,e6,Bb4 for Black


Nc3 gives more options to Black versus quick Bd3,Qe2 with c3/Nd2 options

1..b6,..Bb7 Owen Defense: White repertoire

Official Website

Quick repertoire against b6,Bb7,e6 plans for Black. Owen Defense B00


Main idea is Nf3,Bd3,Qe2 and not playing e4-e5 too quickly.
Another tip is not committing to Nc3 early: maybe c3,Nd2 are needed. No Bb4 for Black

Main Game is Dorfman-Miles 1992 where I am giving improvements for white - Black ended up winning that game. Also C. Bauer move order 6 d5!? with e4,d4,Bd3,Qe2,Nf3 is worth noting

Carlsen-Giri Game Analysis with Variations and PGN

Official Website here chess24

Brilliant attack by Carlsen against Giri , using his prep in semi-tarrasch.
Carlsen-Giri 2020

Carlsen-Giri 2020
chess24.com chessable final

Magnus Carlsen Against Anish Giri 2020 win

 

Can you guess the winning move for White(Carlsen) against Black(Giri) in their rapid game chessable final 07/04/2020.

official website:  chess24.com

Caro Kan Repertoire : Panov Ending Line 1

Caro Kan Line 1: Panov attack ending

Opening repertoire for White : Caro Kan Panov