Questions tagged [modern-benoni]
The Modern Benoni is a chess opening that can arise from different move orders, a typical one being `1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6`.
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Modern Benoni strategy question
Imagine that I have this position with White when playing against the Benoni defense
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. h3 O-O 9.
Nf3 a6 10. ...
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c5-c4 pawn sacrifice in Benoni line
Consider the following line
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[StartPly "23"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Nge2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10....
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Should King's Indian players know know how to play Benoni-type positions?
I'm very fond of the King's Indian, but I dislike playing the Benoni because I feel like it's much harder to find a clear-cut plan. However, against some anti-KID systems such as the Samisch, the ...
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Benoni Defence Theory and Ideas [duplicate]
I have played the Benoni for a while, and I frequently play bad moves in the opening. How could I play the Benoni - Pawn Storm Variation safely?
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Can anyone find any redeeming qualities in "The Vulture"?
"The Vulture" is an off-beat line of the Benoni, and while I have seen many off-beat lines over the years, I cannot see any redeeming qualities in this opening if white plays the natural 4.Qc2.
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Whose games should I collect for Benoni?
I have been adopting the Benoni opening against 1 d4 recently with some moderate success. I would like to know whose games should I look at to have a good understanding. I see that Tal, and to a ...
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Modern defense Benoni setup with Ne7
I saw a DVD with GM Roman Dzindzichashvili, where he recommended, when white avoids the Dzindzi-Indian by playing 3. e4, that black adopt a Benoni setup but with the important difference of playing ...
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Why does White play 13. f3 and not 13. f4 in the Modern Benoni, Classical Line?
In the classical line, the book Starting Out: Modern Benoni by Endre Vegh recommends 13. f3:
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[StartPly "26"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2 O-...
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Why is it said that beginning with 1. Nf3 2. c4 avoids the Benoni but beginning with 1. d4 2. c4 does not?
I have read a lot of messages on different Forums about the merits of beginning with 1.Nf3 or beginning with 1.d4.
And a very big number of people said essentially this:
One of the advantages of ...
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How to respond to the Taimanov attack in the Benoni?
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+
How can black respond in the following position?
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Looking for books on the Benoni
I am looking for books in the Benoni where this sequence of moves is played, so:
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6
And black's plan after that is g6.
Also if possible that ...
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How can I read an Chess Informant Monograph
I have a paperback version of A65 The Benoni by Chess Informant. This is my first monograph ever, and I cannot understand how to read it. Any ways to do it? Searching didn't help at all.
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In the modern benoni, what should I do if this happens?
Let's say the position looks like this:
[Title "Black to move"]
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1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 dxc5
I usually do this:
[Title "Black to move"]
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1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. dxc5 e6 4. b4 a5
I have ...
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