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The Modern Defense (also known as the Robatsch Defence after Karl Robatsch) is a hypermodern chess opening in which Black allows White to occupy the center with pawns on d4 and e4, then proceeds to attack and undermine this "ideal" center without attempting to occupy it. The Modern Defense usually starts with the opening moves: 1. e4 g6
A distinction is usually drawn between the Pirc and lines where Black delays the development of his knight to f6, or omits it altogether; this is known as the Modern or Robatsch Defence. The tenth edition of Modern Chess Openings (1965) grouped the Pirc and Robatsch together as the "Pirc–Robatsch Defense".
Karl Robatsch (October 14, 1929 in Klagenfurt – September 19, 2000) [1] was a leading Austrian chess player and a noted botanist. He moved to Graz at the age of 17 to become a student and often frequented the Mountainside Café, a popular meeting place for chess players.
Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Winter Variation: 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 0-0 6. 0-0 d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. Re1; A98 Dutch, Ilyin–Genevsky Variation with 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.Qc2: 8.Qc2 Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Alatortsev-Lisitsyn Line: 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4 ...
Robatsch Defence – 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 – named after Karl Robatsch [7] Rossolimo Variation of the Sicilian Defence – 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 – named after Nicolas Rossolimo [124] Rousseau Gambit – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 – named after Eugène Rousseau [125]
The Nimzowitsch Defence (named after Aron Nimzowitsch) is a somewhat uncommon chess opening characterised by the moves: . 1. e4 Nc6. This opening is an example of a hypermodern opening in which Black invites White to occupy the centre of the board at an early stage with pawns. [1]
If so, those redirects should be changed and the Modern Defence page probably needs to mention Robatsch and Ufimtsev. Also, what about the Pirc-Robatsch? Quale 06:26, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC) Isn't the Robatsch Defense was a seperate defense from the Pirc. Since it is reached after e4 g6 versus the Pirc which is reached e4 d6 d4 nf6?
He placed first at Dortmund 1951. O'Kelly finished first at the round-robin Utrecht 1961 with 6½/9, followed by Karl Robatsch second with 6 points and Arthur Bisguier and Aleksandar Matanović tied for third and fourth with 5½. [1] He took part in The Gijón International Chess Tournaments (1949 and 1956), achieving respectively 2nd and 4th ...