Added: Jan 6, 2011

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Vol.108 Part 1 Modern Defence 130 Minutes The Modern Defence is a tough system based on counterattack. In this new three-volume Foxy Openings series IM Andrew Martin maps out a repertoire for Black for use by players of any level. The Modern creates difficult positions which are ideal if you want to play to win with Black. Volume One covers black responses to the Austrian Attack and 4 Be3. These are the most aggressive options available to White. Part 2 on this 6 hour repetoire for Black, White systems coming from the 1 e4 move-order including - The Classical defence, Which Andrew Martin Recommends the Hippo setup, g3,and an early c3 3 pawn attack Volume Three covers Queen's Pawn systems, including the Averbakh system: 1 d4 g6 2 c4 Bg7 3 e4 d6 4 Nc3 and shows ways for Black to play against the London system and Torre Attack. Foxy Openings: Modern Defence Repetoire for Black by Andrew Martin Parts 1-3 Running Time Total 7Hrs Review by Lance Martin Prior to getting on with our review we need to note that The Modern is referred to as The Robatsch in Modern Chess Openings. This is to acknowledge the contribution of the Austrian Grand Master Karl Robatsch who was probably the first to play this series of moves seriously. To paraphrase Nigel Davies The Modern is a universal system that can be played against any white opening. It begins with a fianchetto of the King's bishop as 1...g6 2...Bg7. It differs from the related Pirc which is played as 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6. So we see that there are set moves to the Pirc whereas Black can play the Modern against almost anything white throws at it. We need to be aware that black can transpose to a Pirc by playing ...Nf6. Actually, the Modern can transpose into a number of openings but is associated with the Pirc because many of the plans and attempts to defeat it have similar moves and have been given a similar nomenclature. The Modern was popularized by two English players; Colin McNab and David Norwood more than likely due to a book on the Modern by two Englishmen, Raymond Keene, and George Botterill. The former had played more than 50 rated games in this system while the latter barely a dozen. In the interim another three books and literally thousands of games have been played in this opening which has been given the recognition of its own Chess Informant code of B06.Its related opening has the Informant code of A42. In the interim I must not forget the last public outing of the Modern in Tiger Hilarp Persson's treatise called Tiger's Modern where the author has literally played a couple of hundred games as black in the Modern. The series of DVDs by Andrew Martin picks up on these initial outings and tries to give some semblance of order to a system which almost defies it. I will try to present some of Martin's ideas as I review these DVDs. It is safe to say that Austria was defeated twice. The first time came in the Ausrto-Prussian War fought in the 19th century. While the second defeat was attempted by Andrew Martin as he attempted to stop the Austian attack in the Modern Defence. The Austrian attack in the Modern Defence is characterized by the following moves: 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.f4 and is described by Hillarp Persson as 'the most brutal' way to face this opening. Martin follows in the footsteps of Hillarp Persson in believing that he should tackle the most critical line first.

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