Wie bekämpft man das Igelsystem? Strategie “There is no shortcut to

“There is no shortcut to the grandmaster title

From castling to zugzwang

— VLADIMIR KRAMNIK

This is the Trompowsky Attack (d4

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Wie bekämpft man das Igelsystem? Strategie “There is no shortcut toThe hedgehog player usually makes do with less space on the chessboard at the beginning. He stakes out his territory on the third row with the pawn formation e6, d6, b6 and a6. These pawns act like the spines of a hedgehog and if the player who moves first is too bold or careless, he can quickly injure himself on them. At first glance, the black position may look a bit squat, because the pieces have little room to maneuver, but Black can usually