Closed French Defense
If Black tries to occupy the center, but doesn't want to weaken his d5-square, he can try a different formation (l.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6
Diagram 208.
Chapter Seven
Black is happy with his central gains and plays to strengthen his center. The position is shown in Diagram 209.
By now White's play should be quite familiar. He will again use his e-pawn as a battering ram.
5.d3 Nf6 6.Nbd2 Be7
7.e4 O-O As White, this was one of Bobby Fischer's favorite positions, which he used to score a number of fine wins. While the center is not locked, it soon will be. The players pursue different plans: White will go Kingside, Black Queenside.
8.Re1 b5
Black gains space on the Queenside while planning to launch a pawn storm.
9.e5 Nd7 10.h4
This is a key move in White's plan of attacking Black's King. The g5-square is to be used as a likely stepping stone and the h2-square is cleared for reasons that will soon become apparent: 10.. .b4 11.Nf1 a5
12.N1h2a4 13.Bf4 Practice has shown that White has the better chances.
Hedgehog Defense
Black's final defensive reaction that I'll examine is the Hedgehog Defense. Black meets White's Kingside fianchetto with a Kingside fianchetto in order to neutralize the g2-Bishop:
This move initiates the Hedgehog.
Diagram 209.
An Opening Solution
3.Bg2
This is a position where White should carefully consider his move order. He could play 3.e4 Bb7 4.d3, setting up a King's Indian Attack at once and thereby limiting Black's choices.
In Diagram 210 we can see Black's strategy. He plans to fianchetto both his Bishops and leave it up to White to define the center.
Black plays cautiously, obviously having been previously victimized by a
King's Indian Attack!
7.Nbd2 Nd7 8.Re1 Ngf6
The game has evolved to Diagram 211. White can play for d3-d4 and push in the center. The Hedgehog is one of the best ways for Black to meet the Barcza Opening.
Certainly, by adopting the Barcza Opening as White, you will cut out a number of losses that you would experience by playing complicated classical openings. Your need to know the theoretical lines is reduced and you can be quite confident in the safety of your King.
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Diagram 211. Chapter Eight 
I was so attracted to the Barcza Opening as White that I tried out the same formation as Black against White's Queen Pawn Opening. Known as the King's Indian Defense (KID), this is the favorite defense of both Garry Kasparov and Bobby Fischer. It comes highly recommended! Let's see it in action: 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 Of course, White is under no obligation to occupy the center. He can play much more quietly with his first four moves, but it is these opening moves that put the most pressure upon Black's formation. Diagram 212 serves as the 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4g6 starting position. White has a large number of choices. White's main tries are: ■ 5.Be2 (Averbach Variation) 
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