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Hedgehog system : creating attacking chess with black

Hedgehog system : creating attacking chess with black

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A while ago I posted an entry about hedgehog positions -> https://www.chess.com/blog/thechesscorner64/hedgehog-positions

Positions like this from the black pieces side:

Now you can re-read the old entry but more insightful would be what few do: putting these ideas in practice. Here's a rated blitz game I played on this site against a 2200+ player. I used the same initial set-up and followed up with h5-h4, AlphaZero style ->

Theme 3: Black plays h5-h4!? to weaken kingside, and then opens up the play https://www.chess.com/blog/thechesscorner64/hedgehog-positions

. Here's the game

comments welcome. if you've seen a GM using this set-up recently, feel free to post the link in the comments section !

The main pic on this blog is from Kasparov playing a simul. and yes, Kasparov has used this set-up with Black several times. This was a while ago though.

More recently, GM Eric Hansen from ChessBrahs fame, has played this quite a bit. Including against yours truly. here's the related entry https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/my-game-against-gm-eric-hansen-chessbrah-analysis