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Modern Benoni
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The Modernized Modern Benoni by Alexey Kovalchuk
Hello! I'm recently interested in Modern Benoni and try to find good sources. What do you think of Kovalchuk's book on Modern Benoni? How good is it when comparing to Petrov's, Doknjas' or Pavlovic's ...
Started 12/28/23 at 23:48:29 by AJWZ |
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 10/03/25 at 20:19:11By: FreeRepublic |
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Forcing a Modern Benoni?
Hi all,
I was checking 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6 7.e4 a6!?, where Black avoided the Modern Benoni. because 8.a4 runs into 8...Bg4. However, I really like the Modern B... Started 12/19/07 at 11:42:51 by sssthepro |
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12/27/07 at 11:50:30 By: flaviddude |
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ABC of the Benoni DVD
IM Andrew has a new chess base dvd, ABC's of the Modern Benoni. according to the review by Bob Long it is very good. has anyone else seen this DVD. My only concern is about the coverage of two line...
Started 06/13/08 at 01:57:44 by wcywing « Pages 1 2 3 all » |
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10/25/08 at 19:45:21 By: naughtyknight |
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Benoni Game
Here is a Benoni game from the current Brits Champs annotated by IM Malcolm Pein, and according to him, illustrates a great idea in Benoni and a devastating combination.
Quote: Richard Palliser's boo... Started 08/07/09 at 01:57:15 by GabrielGale |
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08/09/09 at 18:10:56 By: Antillian |
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Bg5 vs. Modern Benoni
It is no use, I have tried giving it up but I keep going back to the Benoni ...
 I had an interesting game yesterday which gives rise to a question. The game went: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d... Started 03/27/03 at 09:59:38 by alumbrado |
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11/05/05 at 20:27:40 By: John Cox (Guest) |
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Ari Ziegler's Modern for advanced players
just wondering if anyone has seen the dvd and if its any good. if its like the french defense dvd, its worth its weight in gold. i do have Martin's dvd on the benoni. no spoilers please.
Started 02/13/12 at 06:07:09 by wcywing |
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02/21/12 at 19:16:36 By: wcywing |
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Benoni - 5.Nxd5
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.Nxd5
5.cxd5 is the standard move. But is there a refutation of the more positional obvious approach 5.Nxd5!? Playing against the backward black d-pawn ... Started 01/08/07 at 10:21:43 by Viking |
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01/09/07 at 18:16:22 By: IMRichardPalliser |
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forcing the MB via 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 c5 4.d5 e6
 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 e6 Let's suppose this move-order is in our repertoire. Suppose we don't get a regu... Started 01/12/10 at 16:28:20 by HoemberChess « Pages 1 2 all » |
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01/18/10 at 11:25:35 By: Girkassa |
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Benoni Taimanov: 8.Bb5+ Nbd7
There have been some random comments in other Benoni threads, but I thought it might be good to give this topic a thread of its own.
Here's a very brief sketch of the critical tries (in my view, ... Started 09/17/05 at 03:05:03 by Scholar |
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09/20/05 at 07:08:28 By: gewgaw |
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Fianchetto Variation - 11...Qc7 or 11...Qe7?
In the position after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 ed5 5.cd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6 7.g3 Bg7 8.Bg2 0-0 9.0-0 a6 10.a4 Nbd7 11.Bf4, which move is better: 11...Qc7 or 11...Qe7? According to Kapengut, the move 11...
Started 05/22/08 at 04:49:54 by Chevalier |
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05/22/08 at 15:04:26 By: thibdb13 |
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Modern Benoni playable CB eBook
I have just uploaded a new-style playable CB Modern Benoni eBook, featuring 340 annotated games, at http://www.chesspublishing.com/p/10/cbebooks.htm
 Started 01/10/15 at 17:31:57 by GMTonyKosten |
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01/10/15 at 17:31:57 By: GMTonyKosten |
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Modern Benoni Epishin Variation
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6 4 Nc3 exd5 5 cxd5 d6 6 e4 g6 7 Nf3 a6
8 Qe2 has been played by GM Epishin with success (+4 =1 -0). It was suggested by GM Emms in his 'Dangerous Weapons' book. ... Started 12/16/08 at 03:19:34 by JamesL |
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12/16/08 at 21:27:14 By: JamesL |
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Benoni Main Line Bd3 & h3
In the modern main line (1.d4-Nf6 2.c4-c5 3.d5-e6 4.Nc3-ed5 5.cd5-d6 6.Nf3-g6 7.e4-Bg7 8.h3-00 9.Bd3), Richard Palliser recommends (The Modern Benoni Revealed) 9...-b5 and considers 9....-Nh5 as an in...
Started 03/23/08 at 08:36:50 by thibdb13  |
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05/17/08 at 10:02:57 By: flaviddude |
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Some problems in a Benoni Position
Hi all,
Recently, I had a Benoni Game on the internet, and met some difficulties in a line that I hope you guys can help me out with. [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"]<br ... Started 07/15/08 at 13:22:54 by sssthepro |
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07/16/08 at 06:27:01 By: Bonsai |
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Modern Benoni move-order intricacies
Hello everybody,
the Modern Benoni has been my preferred choice against 1.d4 ever since I started getting a better and more aggressive player (at the age of 13). By now I have reached an ELO rati... Started 06/07/09 at 23:21:12 by CrushingAttack |
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06/09/09 at 08:51:43 By: CrushingAttack |
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Anti-Benoni Question. Opinions/Advice?
I usually play the Nimzo-Indian with the Black pieces, and prefer Benoni to Queen's Indian when White plays 3.Nf3 (I also don't trust Black's prospects against the Taimanov/Flick-knife Benoni lines). ...
Started 12/18/04 at 15:01:55 by OstapBender |
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01/22/05 at 06:57:29 By: alumbrado |
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Benoni MML with 15. ...Ne5
After 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. h3 0-0 9. Nf3 b5 10. Bxb5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qa5+ 12. Nfd2 Qxb5 13. Nxd6 Qa6 14. Ndc4 Nd7 15. 0-0, "Starting Out: d4" gives 1...
Started 10/12/15 at 13:57:15 by kevinludwig |
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10/14/15 at 15:48:13 By: Confused_by_Theory |
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Strange line in benoni
Hi guys!
Someone just played against me 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bg5 Bg7 8. e3 . I was black. What is current state of theory in this line? It looks for me ... Started 12/30/12 at 22:17:22 by Ender |
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12/31/12 at 13:11:45 By: Ender |
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Benoni, Taimanov with Qh4+
Hi, Maybe this is covered somewhere in the site (and I havent subscribed to this section yet)...but does anyone have any thoughts on the Qh4+ idea advocated by Watson in his recent book to counter the...
Started 05/13/03 at 00:04:07 by chessforfun |
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06/01/03 at 14:15:00 By: IanE11 |
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Benoni 7. f4 Qe7!?
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Qe7!?
Any thoughts on this move? I have tested this four tournament games. The first three were very successful (3-0). But in ... Started 10/11/03 at 06:13:17 by X |
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03/06/04 at 21:30:13 By: SuperSolidmozza (Guest) |
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