Hypermodern chess players discovered you don't need to occupy the center immediately. You can control it from the sides with your pieces.

For White, who possesses the advantage of the first move, hypermodern openings offer a unique blend of flexibility and strategic depth.

The sixth round of the 62nd National Chess Championship in Guntur saw a four-way tie at the top, with Abhijeet Gupta and 15-year-old IM-elect Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy joining overnight leaders ...