Der Englische Igel improvers 4 Nc3 Bb7 5 a3

4 Nc3 Bb7 5 a3

readers will treat their preferred openings with greater understanding and will be rewarded with corresponding successes

FIDE-Meister Jerzy Konikowski

GAME 31 Dominguez L

Pirc Defense (1

Der Englische Igel improvers 4 Nc3 Bb7 5 a3On this DVD, Slovakian grandmaster Lubomir Ftacnik presents the hedgehog structure with its phenomenal potential for active counterplay by Black. The appeal of elastic piece development around dynamic pawns is so great that the concept has been applied to many openings. The author has deliberately limited his overview to the English hedgehog, with an emphasis on the challenges after the centralization of the white queen 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6