Hedgehog

Any Austrian opening which orders the Trieste fleet into Venice. In its pure form, the Hedgehog sends Vienna to Galicia and Budapest to Rumania. A number of variants exist, based on the orders given to the Austrian armies: •Alpine Variation •Porcupine Variation •Dead Porcupine Variation •Fisher's Folly •Southern Hedgehog

Richard Sharp's article on the Hedgehog provides more information, and Richard Hucknall, in his The Hedgehog: An Asset or a Liability for Austria, provides some counterpoint.

HEDGEHOG, ALPINE VARIATION Richard Sharp's name for the opening: F Tri-Ven, A Vie-Tyr, and A Bud-Gal.

HEDGEHOG, DEAD PORCUPINE VARIATION Richard Sharp's name for the opening: F Tri-Ven, A Vie S Bud-Gal.

HEDGEHOG, FISHER'S FOLLY VARIATION Richard Sharp's name for the opening: F Tri-Ven, A Bud-Rum, A Vie-Boh.

HEDGEHOG, PORCUPINE VARIATION Richard Sharp's name for the opening: F Tri-Ven, A Bud S Vie-Gal.

HEDGEHOG, SOUTHERN VARIATION Better known as the Southern Hedgehog. The opening: F Tri-Ven, A Bud-Ser, and A Vie-Gal. Named and popularised by Richard Sharp.