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Black's most fighting response to 1.e4
The classic queen pawn opening
A major Queen's Gambit defense
The Spanish Game
Classical development
Solid counterattack
Early central break
Flexible knight development
The classic king-pawn gambit
Hypermodern control of the center
Solid Indian defense with ...b6
Solid and strategic
Solid defense with flexible pawn structure
Flexible flank opening
Solid system for White
Directly challenges the knight
System vs Indian setups
Flexible kingside fianchetto system for White
Hypermodern defense against 1.e4
Direct challenge to the center
Provocative knight sortie
Aggressive flank attack vs 1.d4
Dynamic pawn structure
Flexible hypermodern system
A flexible system opening for White
Reversed Dutch structure for White
Solid but passive defense
Symmetrical development
Aggressive and unusual openings
Hypermodern kingside fianchetto
Controlling the center
Attacking the center
Solid queen pawn defense
Fianchetto system
Flexible kingside setup
Flexible hypermodern setup