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The Hippopotamus Defence is a chess opening system employed by Black, consisting of a double fianchetto structure (bishops on b7 and g7) and a small pawn centre (pawns on d6 and e6). The knights are typically developed to e7 and d7 and the rook's pawns to a6 and h6. [1] This structure can be obtained by a wide variety of move orders but it ...
King's Pawn Game. Alekhine's Defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 Nf6. Black tempts White's pawns forward to form a broad pawn centre, with plans to undermine and attack the white structure later in the spirit of hypermodern defence. White's imposing mass of pawns in the centre often includes pawns on c4, d4, e5, and f4.
Owen's Defence (also known as the Queen's Fianchetto Defence[ 1 ]) is an uncommon chess opening defined by the moves: 1. e4 b6. By playing 1...b6, Black prepares to fianchetto the queen's bishop where it will participate in the battle for the centre. The downside of this plan is that White can occupy the centre with pawns and gain a spatial ...
Anderssen's Opening is a chess opening defined by the opening move: 1. a3. Anderssen's Opening is named after unofficial World Chess Champion Adolf Anderssen, who played it three times [1][2][3] in his 1858 match against Paul Morphy. Although Anderssen was defeated decisively in the match, the games he opened with the novelty scored 1½/3 (one ...
The Dutch Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: Black's 1...f5 stakes a claim to the e4-square and envisions an attack in the middlegame on White's kingside; however, it also weakens Black's kingside to an extent (especially the e8–h5 diagonal). [ 1 ] Like its 1.e4 counterpart, the Sicilian Defence, the Dutch is an aggressive ...
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The defense is named for János Balogh (1892–1980), who was a Hungarian International Master of correspondence chess, and a strong master at over-the-board chess. The opening is rarely seen today because it weakens Black's kingside somewhat and often results in a backward e-pawn and/or a hole on e6 after Black's light-square bishop is exchanged.
The Mieses Opening is a chess opening that begins with the move: 1. d3. The opening is named after the German-British grandmaster Jacques Mieses. It is considered an irregular opening, so it is classified under the A00 code in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.