The Hedgehog

by Sergey Kasparov

Book Overview

An understanding of Hedgehog structures is an essential component in any chessplayer's knowledge. These structures arise when the black c-pawn is exchanged early on for the white d-pawn (as in the Sicilian Defence). White then adopts a formation with pawns on c4 and e4 and Black curls up in a Hedgehog formation with pawns on a6, b6, d6 and e6.

These structures are important as they can arise from an extraordinary variety of openings including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781943583
• ISBN13: 9781781943588
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Everyman Chess
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.3"