A hypermodern defense where Black challenges White's center immediately with d5. The resulting positions feature strategic battles over White's central pawns.
Move Sequence
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5
Famous Game
Anatoly Karpov vs. Garry Kasparov
World Championship Game 16, 1986· 0-1
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