The Hedgehog

by Mihai Suba

• ISBN13: 9780713486964
• ISBN10: 0713486961
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-30
• Publisher: Batsford

Summary

The Hedgehog is a dynamic formation which has appealed to some of the most aggressive and interesting players in the world. This intriguing and dangerous chess opening sets up Black in an apparently cramped formation, but one with great counterpunching potential, as White often leaves opportunities which Black can use to devastating effect. A must for club and tournament players. Expert

Table of Contents

Foreword	9	(11)
Introduction	11	(1)
Quiz	11	(1)
Warning!	11	(1)
Disclaimer	11	(1)
The Life of a Chess Opening	11	(1)
The Origin of the Hedgehog	12	(1)
How to find moves and plans in the Hedgehog	13	(1)
Which side is playing the Hedgehog	13	(1)
What can you get out of it?	13	(1)
Layout of Material	13	(2)
History	15	(8)
Where White is Black
Przepiorka-Grunfeld, Debrecen 1925	15	(2)
Half a story is not enough
Capablanca-Alekhine, World Championship, Buenos Aires 1927	17	(1)
Where Black is White
Monticelli-Rubinstein, San Remo, 1930	18	(1)
Where on ``ex'' plays a fox of the ``future''
Botvinnik-Capablanca Moscow, 1936	19	(4)
The Middle Ages	23	(16)
All you need is an accountant with foresight
Gligoric-Smyslov, Zurich Candidates, 1953	23	(2)
Call the endgame a ``bore'' until you win
L. Szabo-Bisguier, Goteborg Interzonal, 1955	25	(2)
One may resist anything but pawns
Korchnoi-Kholmov, Moscow Zonal, 1964	27	(2)
Only fools rejoice when knights are exchanged
Barcza-Biro, Hungary, 1966	29	(1)
Wizardry sometimes makes an excuse, better play never
Hort-Tal, Havana Olympiad, 1966	30	(2)
``Nihil sine strategiam et fortuna omnia vincit''
Korchnoi-Gipslis, Tallinn 1967	32	(1)
If you'd like to have done it yourself, then it is art
Ney-Gurgenidze, USSR Championship, 1967	33	(2)
Wise men are caught in checkmate
Kapengut-Butnoris, Vilnius, 1969	35	(2)
Call the bear ``uncle'', but still keep your distance
Smyslov-Dzindzichashvili, Moscow 1972	37	(2)
The Hedgehog Reversed	39	(4)
Suicidal optimism
Romanishin-Georgadze, USSR, 1972	39	(1)
Who's White and who's a black sheep?
Tal-Korchnoi, Leningrad Interzonal, 1973	40	(3)
Fine Points in the Hedgehog	43	(31)
What is the Hedgehog after all?	43	(1)
Who can force who to do what?	44	(1)
Controversy on the best move order	45	(1)
1 c4 c5 2 f3 f6 3 c3 e6 4 g3 b6 5 g2 b7
The variation 6 0-0, an overview	45	(1)
The variation 6 0-0 e7	46	(1)
It is never too late to make a mistake
Espig-Schmittdiel, German Bundesliga 1999	46	(1)
The variation 6 0-0 e7 7 d4 cxd4 8 xd4 d6 9 g5	47	(1)
The Swedish drop
Andersson-Portisch, Reggio Emilia, 1989	47	(1)
Better a positional sacrifice than two tactical blows
Andersson-Y. Gruenfeld, Lucerne Olympiad, 1982	48	(1)
Don't go with a sack to the fruitful tree!
Ftacnik-Browne, Naestved 1985	49	(1)
The variation 6 0-0 e7 dealing with the weak d6 pawn	49	(1)
Kingside works in progress, please excuse any inconvenience!
Karpov-Csom, Bad Lauterberg, 1977	50	(1)
The naked and the hungry
Suba-Ibanez, Badalona, 1993	50	(1)
The variation 6 0-0 e7 positive points	50	(1)
Try and try again boys
Dokhoian-Dolmatov, USSR, 1988	51	(1)
The variation 6 0-0 a6	51	(1)
The most dangerous attacks emerge from the policy of pawn grabbing
Adorjan-Fominykh, Balassagyarmat, 1990	52	(1)
He who sows the wind, reaps the whirlwind
Pogorelov-Ionescu, Berga, 1994	52	(1)
Lacking brilliancy and moves
Stangl-Adorjan, Altensteig, 1989	53	(1)
Post mortem thoughts are best
Kasparov-Ribli, Skelleftea World Cup, 1989	53	(1)
Nearly always a good manoeuvre
Csom-Wojtkiewicz, Denmark, 1991	54	(1)
The variation 6 0-0 d6	55	(1)
It is difficult for a greedy eye to resist for long
Miralles-Adrian, French Championship, 1989	55	(1)
A game may punish honourable intentions
King-Suba, Watson Farley and Williams, London 1989	55	(1)
Give me a transposition point and I'll move the Universe
Andersson-A. Sokolov, Bilbao, 1987	56	(1)
The variation 6 0-0 d6 7 e1
Nothing is forever---except a perpetual check
A. Greenfeld-Ftacnik, Beer Sheva 1990	57	(1)
The variation 6 0-0 c6	58	(1)
How to draw against an outstanding grandmaster
Speelman-Andersson, Hastings 1978	58	(1)
The variation 6 0-0 d5	58	(1)
``A la guerre comme a la guerre''
Ftacnik-Yudasin, Biel Interzonal, 1993	58	(1)
When the move order is irrelevant	59	(1)
Win when you are young, so you can draw later
Pfleger-Karpov, Montilla, 1976	60	(1)
Another novelty bites the dust
Suba-Ftacnik, Szirak, 1986	60	(1)
See the straw in your eye and the draw in your opponent's
Van der Sterren-Kindermann, Munich, 1988	61	(1)
Blinded by the spectre of victory
Andersson-Hjartarson, Belfort World Cup, 1988	61	(1)
Surprise brings fear; fear of surprise brings a new move
Andersson-Hjartarson, Reykjavik World Cup, 1991	61	(1)
A Break	62	(1)
Rare moves for White	62	(1)
1 c4 c5 2 f3 f6 3 c3 e6 4 g3 b6 5 g2 b7
The variation 6 d4	62	(1)
An idea for an eternity or so
Adorjan-Browne, Gjovik, 1983	63	(1)
If you want the kernel, crack the nut
A. Greenfeld-Browne, Thessalonica Olympiad, 1984	64	(1)
Out of the frying-pan into the fire
A. Greenfeld-Suba, Thessaloniki Olympiad, 1984	64	(1)
Get a free lesson, than sell it
Suba-Kindermann, Dortmund, 1985	65	(1)
``C'est la meme Jeanette, autrement coiffe''
Gleizerov-Arbakov, Katowice open, 1992	65	(1)
The variation 6 d4 a modern reaction	66	(1)
When everything else fails, play a natural move
H. Olafsson-De Firmian, Copenhagen, 1985	66	(1)
How could we win if all theory was good?
Kiril Georgiev-Suba, Dubai Olympiad, 1986	67	(1)
Suba-Adorjan, Szirak, 1986	67	(1)
It is not the name that makes the play
Bounena-J. A. Gutierrez, Thessaloniki Olympiad, 1988	67	(1)
Don't believe everything that you read...
A. Greenfeld-Kindermann, Beer Sheva, 1986	68	(1)
The variation 6 d4. Irrelevant move order	68	(1)
Uhlmann-Adorjan, Budapest, 1982	68	(1)
Adorjan-Suba, Prague Zonal, 1985	69	(1)
Uhlmann-Petran, Szirak, 1985	69	(1)
Uhlmann-Adorjan, Szirak, 1985	69	(1)
Uhlmann-Ftacnik, Debrecen, 1989	69	(1)
Uhlmann-Atlas, Austria, 1996	70	(1)
The variation 5 d4	70	(1)
Uhlmann-Jansa, Leipzig, 1975	70	(1)
Uhlmann-Rogoff, Polanica Zdroj, 1975	71	(1)
Uhlmann-Gheorghiu, Manila Interzonal, 1976	71	(1)
Uhlmann-Frommelt, Nordhausen, 1986	71	(1)
The variation 5.e4	72	(1)
Taming the sea-serpent
Larsen-Suba, Interzonal, Las Palmas 1982	72	(2)
Modern Hedgehog	74	(47)
Wish a man luck and send him into the playing hall
Gutman-Suba, Dortmund, 1985	74	(4)
Featuring a typical sacrifice
Vaganian-Ionescu, Sochi, 1986	78	(3)
Never barrel the better herring
Karpov-Ribli, Dubai Olympiade 1986	81	(3)
Winning is exploitation of a player's mistakes by another player, losing is the opposite
Korchnoi-Hjartarson, Saint John, Candidates match, 1988	84	(1)
The king goes so often to KR3 that it is finally caught
Korchnoi-Hjartarson, Reykjavik, 1988	85	(3)
Fire Brigade alert!
H. Olafsson-M. Gurevich, Akureyri, 1988	88	(2)
Old friends are old enemies
I. Ivanov (the SSR of Canada) vs. Shamkovich (the SSR of the US), Saint John Spartakiade, 1988	90	(2)
God save you from a pawn-grabber's sac
Andersson-A. Greenfeld, Thessaloniki Olympiad, 1988	92	(2)
Slowly but unsurely
Karpov-Ftacnik, Thessaloniki Olympiad, 1988	94	(2)
Playing against yourself
Panno-Karpov, Thessaloniki Olympiad, 1988	96	(2)
My problem is purely sentimental...
Uhlmann-A. Schneider, Debrecen, 1988	98	(1)
I'm better, I don't see how you can win!
Uhlmann-Wahls, Hamburg, 1988	99	(1)
Man doesn't sac to live, he lives to sac
Lobron-A. Greenfeld, Ljubljana, 1989	100	(3)
Annotating a chess game is easy...
Ehlvest-Illescas, Manila Interzonal, 1990	103	(1)
It is never too late to repeat a mistake
Korchnoi-A. Greenfeld Beer Sheva, 1990	104	(2)
Blessed is he who expects a loss, for he shall never be disappointed
Plachetka-Kholmov, Bardejovske Kupele, 1991	106	(2)
In prosperity, moves will be plenty; in time pressure, not one amongst twenty
Ftacnik-Browne, San Francisco, 1991	108	(2)
Vaganian-Hjartarson, German Bundesliga, 1991	110	(2)
Vaganian-Minasian, USSR Championship, 1991	112	(1)
Vaganian-Portisch, Reggio Emilia 1991	113	(1)
There's nothing wrong with inaccuracies, provided you don't mount them up
Beliavsky-Salov, Reggio Emilia, 1991	114	(2)
The professor teaches a lesson
Bagirov-Brodsky, Helsinki, 1992	116	(2)
Fair is not fair, only that which endures
Suba-Ftacnik, Budapest Zonal Tournament, 1993	118	(3)
Play your hand	121	(5)
The exception that changes the rule
Illescas-Seirawan, Buenos Aires, 1993	121	(1)
Play with the rancher until he gives you a horse
Granda-Seirawan, Buenos Aires 1993	121	(1)
Chernin-Hubner, European Cup, Clichy 1993	122	(1)
Wojtkiewicz-Ftacnik, Budapest Zonal (play off), 1993	123	(1)
Salov-M. Gurevich, Biel Interzonal, 1993	123	(2)
Akopian-Adams, Leon 1995	125	(1)
Double Fianchetto Variation	126	(22)
Theory Overview	126	(1)
Andersson-Adorjan, Szirak Interzonal, 1987	126	(2)
Vadasz-Schussler, Kiel, 1979	128	(2)
Chess is a trilemma
Romanishin-Psakhis, Jurmala, 1987	130	(3)
Lobron-Makarichev, European Cup, 1991	133	(1)
The professor learns a lesson
Polugaevsky-Smyslov, USSR Championship, 1976	134	(2)
A. Panchenko-Srokovsky, Tenopol 1987	136	(1)
Pride goes before any pawn
Speelman-A. Greenfeld, Beer-Sheva, 1987	137	(2)
Four reasons
Sorokin-Kiselev, St Petersburg Zonal, 1993	139	(2)
Unpredictable Mickey
Kramnik-Adams, Biel Interzonal, 1993	141	(1)
A drawing man catches at a straw and a drowning man reaches for a draw
Agdestein-Ftacnik, Thessaloniki Olympiad, 1988	142	(2)
A half a point in the hand is worth more than one in the bush
Korchnoi-Seirawan, Zagreb Interzonal, 1987	144	(2)
Whoever plays better---wins
Mohring-M. Gurevich, Balatonbereny, 1987	146	(2)
Trends	148	(1)
The e6-variation up to date	148	(1)
The variation 6...a6 7e1	148	(1)
The variation 6...a6 7e1 d6 8 e4 e7 9 b3	149	(1)
The variation 6...e7 7 e1 a6 8 e4 d6 9 d4	149	(1)
The variation 6...e7 7 e1 d5 8 cxd5 exd5	150	(1)
The variation 6...e7 7 e1 d5 8 cxd5 xd5 9 e4 xc3	151	(1)
The variation 6...e7 7 e1 d5 8 cxd5 xd5 9 e4 b4	152	(1)
The variation 6...e7 7 e1 e4	152	(1)
The variation 6...e7 7 b3	153	(1)
The variation 6...e7 7 d4	153	(1)
Double Fianchetto Variation up to date	153	(1)
The variation 7 e1 e4	154	(1)
The variation 7 e1 c6	154	(1)
The variation 7 b3	154	(1)
The variation 7 d4 cxd4 8 xd4 c6	154	(1)
The variation 7 d4 cxd4 8 xd4 d6	155	(1)
The variation 7 d4 cxd4 8 xd4 d6 9 d1	155