"Hypermodernism" Debate

ok, so I made a thread earlier called "Indian Advance?"  

but then we started getting into an argument about what is "Hypermodern" after this comment was made:

 so then this happened

 so now I am making a seperate forum for this arguement

define modern and hypermodern.

as far as I know modern style doesn't exist; it's always been hypermodern.

Look u dont get a simple thing. Modern and hypermodern are the same thing.

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I'd call it hypermodern, although I'm pretty sure it was developed a decade or two after the Nimzo/ Grunfeld.  Seems to check all the boxes though as far as letting white grab the center and then countering it in some way.

Since so many openings nowadays borrow ideas from each other, is that label even all that relevant anymore?

Guys just look at my notes and see what she wrote

:/

I am  not a she

Sorry then....he . 

also no need to look at anons notes, I will just put what i said here

MISTER_McCHESS: "Well, since hyper means more than normal, I suppose Hypermodern means more modern than usual"

So now u know that both of them are the same thing .....

that's not a thing. Hypermodernism means: control the center, but not necessarily by occupying it with pawns. If you put pawns in center: classical. If you don't, hypermodern. ez claps

yes

by that definition, are the Nimzo and Alekhine Hypermodern?

yes.

Nimzowitch classifies those in his article "on the hypermodern revolution"

interesting. Why do you think it is called hypermodern if there is no modern? just curious, because generally when hyper is used as a prefix, it means more than usual:

examples:

• Hyperaccelerated (More accelerated than normal)
• Hyperintelligent (More intelligent than normal)
• Hypersensitive (More sensitive than normal)
• Hyperactive (More active than normal)
• etc.

A specialist is someone who specializes in something. 

A astrologist is someone who studies the stars.

Why isn't a racist-

wait a minute...

exactly.