Coiled spring defense. Absorb pressure, then explode on the kingside.
A hypermodern defense where Black lets White build a big center, then destroys it with ...e5 and a kingside pawn storm. The weapon of Kasparov, Tal, Fischer, and Nakamura.
- ◆Let White build the center, then strike with e5
- ◆The Bg7 sleeps in the opening and roars in the middlegame
- ◆f5 starts a kingside pawn storm
- ◆Reroute knights: Ne7, Nd7, Nh5-f4
- ◆When the center closes (d5), race to attack the kingside
- ◆Universal system — works against ANY d4 opening
Played byGarry Kasparov,Bobby Fischer,Mikhail Tal,Hikaru Nakamura