Triumph die Hypermoderne Schachpartie

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Triumph die Hypermoderne Schachpartie
Compiled by parisattack

I've always been attracted to the Hypermodern style of play. It is usually more narrowly defined than it is, in fact. It also has much in common with the Dynamic style of play.

Hypermodernism is not just about controlling versus occupying the center. Rather it is a tapestry of themes concerning the center and its relationship to pawns, pieces and time.

A) Central pawns may be held back and used powerfully in the later middlegame or even endgame (See Reti-Rubinstein and Botvinnik-Dueckstein). The later they make the appearance, the better they can be maintained and the more likely they can be pushed through.

B) Conversely, central pawns can be pushed aggressively through the center early and quickly to make room for the pieces and disorganize the opponents forces. (See Mamedyarov-Morozevich and Lalic-Hebden). This motif may also include the Spassky Battery.

C) As Black the idea of flexibility (or more recently called 'information') is a Hypermodern theme. As in the O'Kelly Sicilian or Hippo Robatsch Black waits before committing to any particular theme in the center. In a sense it is an 'anti-initiative' and could reasonably be considered the fifth-wheel of chess along with space, time (initiative), position and material. This theme endeavors to use White's move advantage against him. (See Corredor-Pravia-Ivkov). The two Norwood-Robatsch maneuvers involve saving ones own tempi whilst the opponent 'wastes' his are examples. In this category, especially in the Robatsch, move order can make all the difference in the world.

D) In a few instances, the pawn center may kept in restraint while the hypermodernist challenges from the wings. The Exchange Grunfeld and Alekhine's Four Pawn Attack see two flavors of this theme. Restraining a mobile pawn center is no easy task. (See Fedorov-Baburin). The Mobius Strip of this is the Strong Point defenses such as the Ruy Lopez Breyer, Philidor, Old Indian, Lion and Gunderdam. Also, in my opinion, very difficult to play for Black. There are also the Small Center defenses such as the Rubinstein French - but neither of these, IMHO, relates specifically to hypermodernism.

E) Closed games with pawn chains are also part of the Hypermodern venue; blocking the center and playing on the wings and against the pawn chain (See Polugaevsky-Stein).

F) Re-positioning a Knight or Bishop very early in the opening can create a totally different dynamic in the center and across the entire board. (See the 'Fischer-Random Piece' games.) Indeed, this is where the Ruy Lopez Berlin gets some of its resiliency - the Knight maneuver Nf6-Ne4-Nd6.

Thus, as opposed to occupying the center with pawns one may 1) Hold back the center pawns, 2) Push them through aggressively, 3) As Black, await developments before committing to a central theme,4) Allowing your opponent a large pawn center and attacking it or simply retraining it while attacking on the wings, 5) Block the center with the pawns and work against the extended pawn chain, or even 6) Alter the central dynamic with a Fischer-Random piece.

A player who skillfully combined the Hypermodern and Dynamic styles was Leonid Stein. His games with a double fianchetto are especially entertaining and instructive (See Stein-Hartoch).

Modern players who often use hypermodern themes include Larsen, Suttles, Lombardy, Barcza, Bilek, Ivkov, Szabo, Keene, Basman, Miles, Day, Welling, Gerzadowicz, Hort, Csom, Suba, Romanishin, Ivanov, Blatny, Davies, Nepomniachtchi, Rapport and Jobava.

Center Pawns in the Endgame
Reti vs Rubinstein, 1923
(A06) Reti Opening, 50 moves, 1-0
Patent Mamedyarov Technique
Mamedyarov vs Morozevich, 2010
(D85) Grunfeld, 35 moves, 1-0
Winging It
A Brinckmann vs Nimzowitsch, 1927
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 39 moves, 0-1
Dynamodern I
Stein vs R Hartoch, 1969
(B10) Caro-Kann, 44 moves, 1-0
The Suttles Setup
Suttles vs Benko, 1974
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 48 moves, 1-0
The High Maintenance Costs of Center Pawns
R Dimitrov vs G Szabo, 2012
(A13) English, 41 moves, 0-1
The Reti - Barcza Style
Barcza vs Smyslov, 1956
(A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
Block and Tackle 1 - Gurgenidze Robatsch
Savon vs Gurgenidze, 1971
(B06) Robatsch, 38 moves, 0-1
Block and Tackle II - Petrosian French
F Olafsson vs Petrosian, 1961
(C16) French, Winawer, 32 moves, 0-1
1. g3 According to Larsen
Larsen vs Geller, 1960
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
1. b3 According to Larsen
Larsen vs Keene, 1971
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
Double Fianchetto According to Larsen
Larsen vs Kavalek, 1970
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Robatsch I - Poisoned Pawn Variation
A Filipowicz vs Hort, 1977
(B06) Robatsch, 46 moves, 0-1
"We Want I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N."
R Nezhmetdinov vs M Ujtelky, 1964
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 75 moves, 0-1
Center Pawns in the Middlegame
M Basman vs A Whiteley, 1973
(A02) Bird's Opening, 48 moves, 1-0
DeBrucker-Robatsch or Another Pioneer Catches an Arrow
A Dimitrijevic vs N Krpovic, 2001
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 67 moves, 1-0
Passer le Sabot
Blatny vs L Kotan, 2005
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
How To: The King's Indian Attack
Fischer vs Myagmarsuren, 1967
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
Last Throes
Euwe vs Breyer, 1921
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
Block and Tackle III - Nimzovich Defense
A Chistiakov vs Lutikov, 1967
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 44 moves, 0-1
Block and Tackle IV - Closed Benoni
Polugaevsky vs Stein, 1965
(A56) Benoni Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
Dynamodern II
Lombardy vs Polugaevsky, 1978
(A17) English, 35 moves, 1-0
Robatsch II - Old Main Line
N Azarova vs V Burmakin, 2006
(B10) Caro-Kann, 32 moves, 0-1
Robatsch III - Kotov Variation
K Langeweg vs Huebner, 1971
(B06) Robatsch, 21 moves, 0-1
Robatsch IV - Euwe Variation 1
Aronian vs K Urban, 1996
(B06) Robatsch, 19 moves, 0-1
Robatsch V - Gurgenidze Variation
F Mohannad vs S Khamdamov, 2008
(B06) Robatsch, 42 moves, 0-1
Robatsch VI - Neo-Gurgenidze Variation 1
Turov vs A Istratescu, 2002
(B06) Robatsch, 23 moves, 0-1
Robatsch VII - Tiger Variation
A Parakrama vs Suttles, 1982
(B06) Robatsch, 25 moves, 0-1
Robatsch VIII - Hippo Variation
M Corredor Pravia vs Ivkov, 1991
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
The Spassky Battery: Occupying the Center with Pieces
Spassky vs Y Nikolaevsky, 1963
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0
Pawns as Blasting Caps - I
Lalic vs Hebden, 1998
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 42 moves, 1-0
Attacking the Center
Karpov vs Miles, 1980
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 46 moves, 0-1
Robatsch IX - Krazy Kat
R Pasiev vs Cherniaev, 2013
(B06) Robatsch, 50 moves, 0-1
Robatsch X - Old Main Line-Gurgenidze Hybrid
A Moiseenko vs V Artemiev, 2013
(B06) Robatsch, 40 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XI - Hippo-Tiger Hybrid
P Mansson vs T Hillarp Persson, 2012
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 32 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XII - Pterodactyl-Sniper Variation
J Barth vs L Day, 1980
(B06) Robatsch, 29 moves, 0-1
1. b3 - A High-Class Waiting Move (for White)
G Welling vs R Olthof, 1983
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
The Other Poison Pawn Variation
V Baghdasaryan vs Maiwald, 2010
(B06) Robatsch, 34 moves, 0-1
Attacking the Center Pawns
Suttles vs C Aykroyd, 1965
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 36 moves, 1-0
Hippo-Reversed
Blatny vs M Richter, 1994
(A06) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0
Working Around the Center Pawns
Fedorov vs Baburin, 2000
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XIII - Neo-Gurgenidze Variation 2
E Hossain vs Blatny, 1996
(B15) Caro-Kann, 48 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Sniper
E Shaposhnikov vs V Malakhov, 2007
(B06) Robatsch, 38 moves, 0-1
FischerRandom Piece - I
K Pacey vs L Day, 1996
(B06) Robatsch, 40 moves, 0-1
FischerRandom Piece - II
K Ozturk vs T Lematschko, 2007
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 68 moves, 0-1
FischerRandom Piece - III
A Gorgs vs G Welling, 1996
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1
FischerRandom Piece IV
A Gibbons vs S Hamalainen, 2010
(A43) Old Benoni, 35 moves, 0-1
Reti-Rubinstein Redux I
Botvinnik vs A Dueckstein, 1958
(A22) English, 43 moves, 1-0
FischerRandom Piece V
V Shinkevich vs Aronian, 1995
(C41) Philidor Defense, 58 moves, 0-1
Pawns As Blasting Caps - II
S Mariotti vs Gligoric, 1969
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
Concerto for Robatsch
S Hautot vs V Malakhov, 2013
(B06) Robatsch, 38 moves, 0-1
Running the Center
Mamedyarov vs Vocaturo, 2013
(D72) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.cd, Main line, 27 moves, 1-0
Sniper!
H Pohla vs Romanishin, 1977
(B06) Robatsch, 44 moves, 0-1
Textbook of Hypermodernism
M Knezevic vs N Minev, 1976
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
Robatsch XIV - DeBruycker-Gurgenidze Robatsch
Stellwagen vs D D van Geet, 2000
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 0-1
Six Pawn Attack: Pawns as Battering Rams
V Vepkhvishvili vs Z Rukhadze, 1970
(E77) King's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0
FischerRandom Piece - VI
F Rayner vs Cherniaev, 2014
(B15) Caro-Kann, 35 moves, 0-1
Center Pawns in the Endgame - Redux II
J L Hammer vs Yagupov, 2013
(A06) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1-0
Robatsch XV - Gurgenidze Minus One, Plus One
F Winiwarter vs M Ivancsics, 2002
(B06) Robatsch, 53 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XVI - Gurgenidze Robatsch Plus One
G Colvin vs J Tomas, 1974
(B06) Robatsch, 24 moves, 0-1
FischerRandam Piece - VII : Double Header
Lintchevski vs V Poley, 2013
(B06) Robatsch, 131 moves, 1/2-1/2
Robatsch XVII - DeBruycker Robatsch Redux
R Hungaski vs A Fier, 2006
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 59 moves, 0-1
FischerRandom Piece - VIII - DeBruycker Alekhine
A Brkic vs M Bobanac, 2011
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 59 moves, 0-1
1. b3 - A High-Class Waiting Move - II
Jobava vs Yu Yangyi, 2014
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 35 moves, 1-0
DeBruycker-Averbakh Robatsch
M Dekker vs A Hamad, 2008
(B06) Robatsch, 50 moves, 0-1
FischerRandom Piece - IX
S Conquest vs Morovic Fernandez, 1996
(B10) Caro-Kann, 60 moves, 1-0
FischerRandom Piece - X - "A Durkin in Paris"
D Martinidesz vs S Docx, 1992
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 34 moves, 1-0
The Latent Pawn Center
Mamedyarov vs Caruana, 2014
(D90) Grunfeld, 84 moves, 1-0
Robatsch XVIII - Neo-Gurgenidze without f4.
R Messa vs N Napoli, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 28 moves, 0-1
A Robatsch Smorgasbord
E Djurhuus vs O Dolzhikova, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 31 moves, 0-1
Play on the Wings
Larsen vs Gligoric, 1970
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 61 moves, 1-0
Robatsch XVIII - A Neo-Norwood Finesse
J Roos vs O Touzane, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 38 moves, 0-1
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright
O Dolzhikova vs S Shoker, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 36 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XX: Romanishin Wing Attack (Old Main Line)
Sveshnikov vs Romanishin, 1978
(B06) Robatsch, 41 moves, 0-1
Out of the Book
K Mokry Jr vs I Nedela, 1998
(B06) Robatsch, 29 moves, 0-1
Benko's opening
Benko vs Fischer, 1962
(B07) Pirc, 40 moves, 1-0
Robatsch XXI: - The Euwe Variation 2
A Gusarov vs O Vastrukhin, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 33 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XXII - Gurgenidze Tempi Steal
O Johannsson vs T Schou-Moldt, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 47 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XXIII - Gurgenidze Queen Sortie
S Tatai vs Benko, 1971
(B06) Robatsch, 55 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XXIV - North Sea Gambit Declined
D Ebeling vs J Vakhidov, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 71 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XXV - Half-Gurgenidze (Declined)
M Choisy vs A Skripchenko, 2013
(B06) Robatsch, 41 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XXVI - Half-Gurgenidze (Accepted)
O Girya vs B Khotenashvili, 2014
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 0-1
Italian Tiger
R Swinkels vs Caruana, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 30 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XXVII - Center Gambit Declined
L Mesfin vs B Eiti, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 41 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XXVIII - Center Gambit Accepted
T Khakimov vs A Kovchan, 2005
(B06) Robatsch, 68 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XXIX - Euwe Variation 2
R Felgaer vs D Anton Guijarro, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 74 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XXX - Hippo with Tiger Stripes.
D Kadric vs R Mamedov, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 45 moves, 0-1
A Fresh Idea in the Gurgenidze Robatsch
T Babayev vs Krasenkow, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 52 moves, 0-1
Crushed by a Hippo
C Domingos vs J Ferreira, 2014
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 0-1
Here Kitty, Kitty
K Petrova vs M Socko, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 32 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XXXI - Euwe Variation 3
E Bah vs De la Riva Aguado, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 26 moves, 0-1
A Waiting Move in the Gurgenidze Robatsch
N Hendrickson vs T Petersen, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 28 moves, 0-1
Half-Gurgenidze Accepted
S Ibrahimova vs A Skripchenko, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 69 moves, 0-1
Half-Gurgenidze Declined
I Werle vs T Lanchava, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 32 moves, 0-1
A Perfect Pirc
Saric vs M Oleksienko, 2014
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 59 moves, 0-1
The Botvinnik Setup
J Emma vs J Bolbochan, 1959
(A36) English, 30 moves, 1-0
Anand the Hypermodern
Anand vs Adams, 2015
(A20) English, 51 moves, 1-0
Kramnik the Hypermodern
Kramnik vs Svidler, 2015
(A04) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 1-0
All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go
A Potapov vs Svidler, 2015
(B06) Robatsch, 45 moves, 0-1
Pawns As Blasting Caps - III
M Keller vs H Jaser, 1977
(E77) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0
The Late(nt) Center
Tingjie Lei vs Xueyi Li, 2015
(A20) English, 42 moves, 1-0
Late(nt) Center - Redux
A Sokolov vs S Milliet, 2015
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
Queen Nona vs the Reinfeld Setup
E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs N Gaprindashvili, 1979
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 0-1
Spiked Hippo
E Alekseev vs Dubov, 2015
(B06) Robatsch, 44 moves, 0-1
A Very Modern Modern
G Caprio vs D Rombaldoni, 2015
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 55 moves, 0-1
Caruana the Hypermodern
Anand vs Caruana, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 49 moves, 0-1
Uber-Modern
Rapport vs A Adly, 2015
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 29 moves, 0-1
R.O.T. - "Revolutionary Opening Theory"
M Surtees vs D Ciuksyte, 2006
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 42 moves, 1-0
Hippo with a Hump
Topalov vs Carlsen, 2015
(B06) Robatsch, 38 moves, 0-1
Beating the Averbakh
Haba vs Blatny, 2010
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 31 moves, 0-1
FischerRandom Piece XI
B Fiedler vs L Day, 1981
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 0-1
Latent Pawn Center - Hippo Style
Smirin vs T Hillarp Persson, 2015
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 46 moves, 0-1
An Interesting Transposition
S Z Peczely vs K Kuzmicz, 2015
(B06) Robatsch, 34 moves, 0-1
Taking it to the Limit
D Howell vs N Pert, 2015
(A15) English, 40 moves, 0-1
Keep Your Eye on the e5 Square
Svidler vs I Lysyj, 2015
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0
Anti-Gurgenidze - A New Idea for Black
A Bolat vs B Markoja, 2015
(B06) Robatsch, 28 moves, 0-1
The Hungarian School of Chess
Szabo vs N Padevsky, 1972
(A15) English, 27 moves, 1-0
Robatsch XXXII - Accelerated Tiger
Amina Sherif vs M Bartel, 2015
(B06) Robatsch, 58 moves, 0-1
Modern Overprotection
D Mackle vs Arkell, 2012
(A44) Old Benoni Defense, 40 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XXXIII - Open Gurgenidze (without ..e6)
T Rodshtein vs S Korotkjevich, 2012
(B06) Robatsch, 42 moves, 0-1
Restrained Center, Play on the Flanks
T Gelashvili vs K Georgiev, 2004
(A04) Reti Opening, 45 moves, 1-0
Blockade the Center, Attack on the Wings
D E Vigorito vs Ehlvest, 2007
(A56) Benoni Defense, 44 moves, 0-1
Hippo Holiday
R Gerber vs G Guseinov, 2015
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
The Robatsch Bishop
Grischuk vs T L Petrosian, 2015
(B06) Robatsch, 70 moves, 0-1
Krazy Kat Benoni
L Saunina vs N Gaprindashvili, 2014
(A44) Old Benoni Defense, 56 moves, 0-1
Early Tiger
I Sokolov vs T Hillarp Persson, 1997
(B06) Robatsch, 33 moves, 0-1
The Latent Center Pawns...Again
Kramnik vs Anand, 2013
(A20) English, 52 moves, 1-0
Tigran's Tiger
Peter Giannatos vs T Gharamian, 2015
(B06) Robatsch, 42 moves, 0-1
Fischer-Random Piece - XII
A Saric vs M Bartel, 2016
(A81) Dutch, 46 moves, 0-1
Hero of Hypermodernism
J Jackova vs N Davies, 2005
(B06) Robatsch, 30 moves, 0-1
Not Your Father's Robatsch
Wei Yi vs Carlsen, 2016
(B06) Robatsch, 60 moves, 0-1
Grab Space When You Can Get It
I Koper vs Nepomniachtchi, 2011
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 17 moves, 0-1
High Tide on the North Sea
Predojevic vs D Andreikin, 2016
(B06) Robatsch, 36 moves, 0-1
Half-Hippo
Johnny Saterli vs J Olund, 2016
(B06) Robatsch, 35 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XXXIV - Two-Thirds Hippo
J McMorrow vs P Short, 2016
(B06) Robatsch, 29 moves, 0-1
Krushed by a Russian Gurg
Kosteniuk vs I Krush, 2016
(B06) Robatsch, 28 moves, 0-1
Walk on the Wild Side
T Bakre vs Ehlvest, 1999
(B06) Robatsch, 40 moves, 0-1
Center Pawns - Now you see them, now you don't
K Abdulla vs M Iskandarov, 2015
(B06) Robatsch, 54 moves, 0-1
The Big Pawn Center - For Black
L de La Fuente vs Sasikiran, 2016
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 60 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XXXV - One-Half Hippo
Unzicker vs Petrosian, 1962
(B06) Robatsch, 72 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XXXVI - One-Third Hippo
A Ivanov vs R Mamedov, 2016
(B06) Robatsch, 26 moves, 0-1
Pirc'ed
V Kovalev vs Nepomniachtchi, 2016
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1
Center Pawns in the Endgame Redux III
Nikolozi Kacharava vs Vugar Manafov, 2016
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 77 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XXXVII - Gurgenidze Declined
Sengupta vs B Cheng, 2016
(B06) Robatsch, 35 moves, 0-1
Robatsch XXXVIII - Tiger's Gurgenidze Hippo
G Veltkamp vs Lagno, 2017
(B06) Robatsch, 40 moves, 0-1
Play on the Flanks
D Harika vs S Guramishvili, 2017
(A06) Reti Opening, 46 moves, 1-0
Central Pawns in the Endgame IV
A Kislinsky vs R Svane, 2013
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 53 moves, 1-0
Modern Pirc and Classical Robatsch
R Kevlishvili vs A Bitalzadeh, 2017
(B06) Robatsch, 39 moves, 0-1
The Latent Pawn Center...Again
M Paramentic vs N Gaprindashvili, 1995
(B06) Robatsch, 39 moves, 0-1
Robatsch Center Gambit/FRP
Wei Yi vs Rapport, 2016
(B06) Robatsch, 47 moves, 0-1
Three Musketeers Variation (e6/d6/c6)
M Potrel vs V Nevednichy, 2016
(B06) Robatsch, 39 moves, 0-1
Half-Gurgenidze Accepted, Modern Variation
Kosteniuk vs P Ponkratov, 2016
(B06) Robatsch, 70 moves, 0-1
Hypermodern Power Play
Aronian vs Ivanchuk, 2017
(A13) English, 24 moves, 1-0
Thematic Hippo
V K Matta vs Epishin, 2016
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 44 moves, 0-1
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