The whole repertoire is based on the principle that we don't really mind playing equal positions or even slightly inferiors (say evaluation -0,21 or -0,31) as long as our opponents concede permanent weaknesses, because after all, it's the position that matters in games between amateurs chess players. Getting such a position right out of the opening serves excellently as a compass: You will never lose your way in the middle game as there is always at least one clear plan at your disposal: target the permanent weaknesses!
++ The whole plan behind the Alekhine's Defense (really any hypermodern system but the Alekhine's especially can give White a four-pawn center by move 5).
The Alekhine’s defense idea is more about allowing White having a strong centre and then destroy it.
++ This is what I mean by permanent weakness.
The result is an open position.
++ But Black still gets to play very safe and defensive in any Modern variation, while White's: pieces are always a lot more exposed and uncoordinated in the Exchange Variation, pawn centre is very unstable in the Four Pawns Attack, and plans and ideas are vague and ambiguous in the Modern variation.
I play Alekhine's from both sides, and I really like seeing the Modern as Black, as it actively gives your LSB a good square and a tempo with which to develop it, and White really can't put much pressure on you.
Are we looking for a really simple 1.e4 repertoire?
I have found it here.
This book is for amateur chess club players, particularly those who have no time to study main lines of opening theory due to family, work, kids etc, but still would like to play 1.e4 despite having to face several Black defences with lot of theory.
The whole repertoire is based on the principle that we don't really mind playing equal positions or even slightly inferiors (say evaluation -0,21 or -0,31) as long as our opponents concede permanent weaknesses, because after all, it's the position that matters in games between amateurs chess players. Getting such a position right out of the opening serves excellently as a compass: You will never lose your way in the middle game as there is always at least one clear plan at your disposal: target the permanent weaknesses!
The really simple 1.e4: A complete White repertoire
I ordered it.