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Re: Forthcoming Palliser's book How to play against d4
Reply #19 - 12/11/09 at 19:23:46
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What is the Kasparov Gambit against 3 Nf3? THis was mentioned in 2nd post above mine.

What is the best 5th move? 

If someone is going to Graduate school and will have practically no time for chess study. Is this opening sound enough to be a good choice for almost no study and up keep? This seems like a very rare opening choice. I don't believe i have ever seen anyone play it in person. I am just curious if this opening is really something the 2100-2200 player can play without fear of never equalizing. I am assuming one of the practical advantage would be the surprise value.
  
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Re: Forthcoming Palliser's book How to play against d4
Reply #18 - 11/30/09 at 14:09:15
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Hopefully more than one. I think it makes some sense to have a knowledge of all of the move 5 options, if only to understand why you should play the best 5th move, and to have a surprise back-up.
  
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Re: Forthcoming Palliser's book How to play against d4
Reply #17 - 11/30/09 at 10:49:22
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One question: after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4, does anyone know whether Palliser will recommend 5...Be7, 5...Nbd7 or 5...g6? If 3.Nf3 I guess Palliser will advocate the Kasparov Gambit, although I honestly don't know.
  
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Re: Forthcoming Palliser's book How to play against d4
Reply #16 - 10/27/09 at 02:31:45
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bragesjo wrote on 10/26/09 at 11:03:15:
A little question, what is the start position for the Czech Benoni? I dont play 1 d4 as white. I think I tried some Benoni systems over the years but not this one. Does it have the same problem as for example Benko gambit that white can avoid it by playing something like 2 or 3 Nf3?

White can avoid all Benoni's by refusing to play d4-d5.
  
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Re: Forthcoming Palliser's book How to play against d4
Reply #15 - 10/26/09 at 15:28:18
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TN wrote on 10/26/09 at 11:42:20:
bragesjo wrote on 10/26/09 at 11:03:15:
A little question, what is the start position for the Czech Benoni? I dont play 1 d4 as white. I think I tried some Benoni systems over the years but not this one. Does it have the same problem as for example Benko gambit that white can avoid it by playing something like 2 or 3 Nf3?


The starting position of the Czech Benoni is 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5.

I had a question of my own regarding the Czech Benoni: After 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 Be7 6.g3 0-0 7.Bg2 Nbd7, what are the differences between playing 8.Nf3 and 8.Nge2, and which move offers better chances of obtaining a slight advantage out of the opening?


I am no great expert on it, but my impression is that 8.Nge2 is much more highly regarded, with the plan f2-f4.  I don't know what White's plan would be with the other knight move.  Nd2 and eventually a3, b4, perhaps?
  
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Re: Forthcoming Palliser's book How to play against d4
Reply #14 - 10/26/09 at 12:59:53
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The bishop doesn't have to go on e7 either right? Black can play a la Petrosian or Larsen and bust out ...g6 and ...Bg7 as well. I recall Portisch (I think) - Larsen was a pretty incredibel game in this line.
  
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Re: Forthcoming Palliser's book How to play against d4
Reply #13 - 10/26/09 at 12:07:46
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In place of 7.Bg2, you could also play h4. There is a chapter over this possibility in Dangerous Weapons: The Benoni and Benko (http://www.everymanchess.com/chess/books/Dangerous_Weapons%3A_The_Benoni_and_Ben...).
The bishop could then go to h3. Playing h4 gives you also some time to decide where the bishop and the knight could best go.
  
Yusupov once said that “The problem with the Dutch Defence is that later in many positions the best move would be ...f5-f7” but he is surely wrong.
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Re: Forthcoming Palliser's book How to play against d4
Reply #12 - 10/26/09 at 11:42:20
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bragesjo wrote on 10/26/09 at 11:03:15:
A little question, what is the start position for the Czech Benoni? I dont play 1 d4 as white. I think I tried some Benoni systems over the years but not this one. Does it have the same problem as for example Benko gambit that white can avoid it by playing something like 2 or 3 Nf3?


The starting position of the Czech Benoni is 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5.

I had a question of my own regarding the Czech Benoni: After 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 Be7 6.g3 0-0 7.Bg2 Nbd7, what are the differences between playing 8.Nf3 and 8.Nge2, and which move offers better chances of obtaining a slight advantage out of the opening?
  
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Re: Forthcoming Palliser's book How to play against d4
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A little question, what is the start position for the Czech Benoni? I dont play 1 d4 as white. I think I tried some Benoni systems over the years but not this one. Does it have the same problem as for example Benko gambit that white can avoid it by playing something like 2 or 3 Nf3?
  
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Re: Forthcoming Palliser's book How to play against d4
Reply #10 - 10/26/09 at 02:25:09
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I also have similar experience. It seems that I am the one having fun all the time as white except at the end when black wins!
  
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Re: Forthcoming Palliser's book How to play against d4
Reply #9 - 09/09/09 at 14:30:53
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Markovich wrote on 09/09/09 at 14:01:00:

Maybe I should take the damned Czech Benoni up myself.


I've thought about this quite a few times. The rare times when I face this line as White, I inevitably fumble about like an idiot until Black starts his play, then end up getting massacred. It looks so damn stupid....then I look so damn stupid.... Grin
  
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Re: Forthcoming Palliser's book How to play against d4
Reply #8 - 09/09/09 at 14:16:38
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Perhaps wrongly, I assumed the problem of 2.Nf3 was mostly for Benoni players.  I don't know that I see what the problem would be for KID or Gruenfeld players.
  
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Re: Forthcoming Palliser's book How to play against d4
Reply #7 - 09/09/09 at 14:08:59
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Markovich wrote on 09/09/09 at 12:18:49:
thibdb13 wrote on 09/09/09 at 11:29:50:
Does someone already know what Palliser will recommend against white's "unusual / anti-benoni" moves? 
Is there something about 2.Nf3 with and/or without 3.c4
I also presume that 1.c4 issues will not be approached or will it?


In his Batsford Modern Benoni book, he recommends 2...c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5, claiming equality.  It occurs to me that 3...b5 is more dynamic (there is something about it in a recent NIC Yearbook), but then Black has to be ready to play some lines of the Benko Gambit in case White plays 4.c4.  Also I'm not sure that Black quite equalizes after 4.Bg5.

I don't see anything really wrong with 2...e6.  Black then has to be ready to face the Torre and the London, but big deal.

2...e6 is well nice but not everyone's cup of tea - someone can be used to play with a K-side fianchetto for example.
  
Yusupov once said that “The problem with the Dutch Defence is that later in many positions the best move would be ...f5-f7” but he is surely wrong.
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Re: Forthcoming Palliser's book How to play against d4
Reply #6 - 09/09/09 at 14:01:00
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Oh God, the Czech Benoni.  I have a dismal record against that.  But I have no doubt that this book will help me learn how to play against it.  I know he gins out a lot of material, but I still think Palliser does a good job.  I find his Anti-Unsual and Anti-Anti-Sicilian books very useful.

Maybe I should take the damned Czech Benoni up myself.
  
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Re: Forthcoming Palliser's book How to play against d4
Reply #5 - 09/09/09 at 12:35:56
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Markovich wrote on 09/09/09 at 12:18:49:


In his Batsford Modern Benoni book, he recommends 2...c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5, claiming equality.  It occurs to me that 3...b5 is more dynamic (there is something about it in a recent NIC Yearbook), but then Black has to be ready to play some lines of the Benko Gambit in case White plays 4.c4.  Also I'm not sure that Black quite equalizes after 4.Bg5.

I don't see anything really wrong with 2...e6.  Black then has to be ready to face the Torre and the London, but big deal.


Someone mentioned that it's a Czech Benoni repertoire, so this will restrict some of the options possible. Certainly not as simple as a Modern Benoni repertoire, as ..e6 can't be played too early in case of transpositions.
  
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