A nice game, thanks for sharing! 

I did in the past. Nobody played c2-c4 later.

LeeRoth wrote on 10/14/10 at 14:42:49:


Palliser also shows some good ideas for Black vs. the Modern system with the ...Nf8 plan.

I've had my copy now for a couple of days and I think it's a wonderful book.  It's full of a lot of ideas particularly for Black of course.  I'm not really of fan of the "Closed Benoni" (I'd have rather seen the Schmid Benoni covered but of course the closed system is more closely related the the Czech Benoni.) but Palliser makes a good case for it's playability especially at the club level.  For moves other than 2.d5 he offers some very dynamic options that could be disturbing to many a "system player".

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Yes, I got it.
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I have no idea what you're talking about!  ;D

1. What's your initial impression? Good, not good? 

2. What is his proposal against the Nf3 + h3 plan, and if it's the ...Nf8 idea, what does he propose against 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. h3 Nf8!? 8. Bd3 Ng4 9. g3! [/quote]

Surely, 9.hxg4!! is even better so I hope you mean 8...Ng6 ;)[/quote]

Templare2 wrote on 09/30/10 at 08:22:11:


1. What's your initial impression? Good, not good? 

2. What is his proposal against the Nf3 + h3 plan, and if it's the ...Nf8 idea, what does he propose against 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. h3 Nf8!? 8. Bd3 Ng6 9. g3!

TonyRo wrote on 09/24/10 at 18:10:57:


Yes, I got it.

Has anyone gotten their hands on this book? I have some questions.

New in Chess is advertising this book now, so it must be out.

The Czech Benoni appeals to players who prefer closed, strategic games without lots of early fireworks. If White wants to get anything against a Czech Benoni player, then he really needs to know the plans inside-out. Go-for-broke attackers won't know what to do with no tactics going on. That's the idea, anyway.

motörhead wrote on 08/24/10 at 22:06:57:


Not yet, but it will be soon. (but you must ask Everyman how they define the word "soon")

I had hoped the book would give some solutions for the anti-benoni's. So I am quite disappointed 

I'm eager to see how well Palliser covers 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Nf8!? 7. h3 and now if 7...Ng6 8. g3! or 7...h5 8. g3 followed by 9. h4. I always thought this line was fairly difficult to play for Black, as he's positioned his pieces well to control squares that White has just sealed off. Very constricting.

There are some pdfs for download now at http://www.everymanchess.com/chess/books/How_to_Play_against_1d4. I am a bit disappointed that the book doesn't seem to offer a complete repertoire after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5.

Reverse wrote on 12/11/09 at 19:23:46:


1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d5. It can also be reached via 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d5 so usually it is considered a part of the English Opening.
Kasparov played this a couple of times with success in the early 80's. It seems to be entirely correct, though quite a few stronger players than me have tried to prove an advantage of course.

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.

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.

TN wrote on 10/26/09 at 11:42:20:


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?

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.

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?

Markovich wrote on 09/09/09 at 14:01:00:


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....

Markovich wrote on 09/09/09 at 12:18:49:

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.

Markovich wrote on 09/09/09 at 12:18:49:


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.

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?

The website you give says that this book will be 'A complete repertoire against 1.d4', so I assume that it will cover all of White's main tries. 

It will be interesting to see what Palliser recommends against the d4 Deviations. Cox's coverage of these lines from a few years ago was pretty thorough.