Who were the hypermoderns?
Q: Who were the hypermoderns?
A: The hypermoderns were a school of chess players who set out to rethink some of the principles of chess openings.
Q: Who gave them their name?
A: The Polish-French grandmaster Tartakower gave the hypermoderns their name.
Q: What was the key idea of the hypermoderns?
A: The key idea of the hypermoderns was to dispute control of the centre by more subtle methods.
Q: How did the hypermoderns approach the occupation of the centre?
A: The hypermoderns concentrated more on attacking the opponent's centre, as opposed to the older theory of occupying the centre with two or three pawns immediately.
Q: Which grandmasters were part of the hypermodern group?
A: The founder of the hypermoderns was Nimzovich, and Alekhine, Tartakower, Réti, Grünfeld, and Bogolyubov all took part.
Q: Which modern openings owe their popularity to the hypermodern group?
A: Several modern openings owe their popularity to the hypermodern group, including Alekhine's Defence (1e4 Nf6), Réti's Opening (1Nf3), the King's Indian Defence (1d4 Nf6 2c4 g6 3Nc3 Bg7), the Grünfeld Defence (1d4 Bf6 2c4 g6 3Nc3 d5), and the Modern Defence (1...g6).
Q: What was the first move favored by the hypermoderns with White? And Black?
A: The hypermoderns favored 1Nf3 with White and 1...Nf6 with Black, especially in reply to 1d4. To 1e4 they favored an asymmetric defense such as 1...e6 or 1...c5 rather than the classical reply 1...e5.
