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Re: Modern Benoni Repertoire
Reply #12 - 08/14/09 at 21:03:03
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Ok, he even joked about it in the Second edition of the French (if memory serves) regarding the exchange variation! 

I am glad you believe he is objective. He certainly is very objective regarding his book reviews, and has the surprisingly uncommon grace not to review his own work... He was very kind to discuss an awful lot of things with many chess players until it got completely out of hand...

I find his enthusiasm for the lines he endorses is contageous, and you cannot help but believe he is right. But I indeed had a problem with his slightly better for black in the exchange var of the French and his Qh4 in the Taimanov. Whatever, his books have always been best on the subject at publishing time, I just feel that when complemented with others you get a more objective view.

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Re: Modern Benoni Repertoire
Reply #11 - 08/14/09 at 19:02:16
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I actually get the opposite feeling of Watson's books. I feel he's pretty objective and extremely thorough when it comes to his analysis. His Modern Benoni book is a true guide for how an opening book should be written. Plenty of useful explanation and reasoning, packed with original analysis, multiple lines and ideas per White try. It's awesome.
  
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Re: Modern Benoni Repertoire
Reply #10 - 08/14/09 at 18:31:16
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Hidden identity wrote on 08/12/09 at 09:38:47:

I believe that is mainly the only problem with Watson's books, you would think black plays and wins with the French and/or Benoni!  Smiley Shocked


Really?  I don't get that impression from reading his books.  I wonder how many others do.
  
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Re: Modern Benoni Repertoire
Reply #9 - 08/12/09 at 09:38:47
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After having a look at Franco's Modern Benoni, I do have several solutions against 8.Bb5 (I would call this Taimanov). I find it more balanced and less dogmatic than Watson's, but use chessBase and your own head too. For example Watson is very adamant after Bg4-f3 against the classical, but things are not so clear-cut.

I believe that is mainly the only problem with Watson's books, you would think black plays and wins with the French and/or Benoni!  Smiley Shocked
  
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Re: Modern Benoni Repertoire
Reply #8 - 08/04/09 at 17:59:46
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F22 wrote on 08/04/09 at 15:35:27:
 
One chould play the Nimzo against 3.Nc3 and the Benoni only after 3.Nf3, that way you avoid that undesirable variation but you have to learn the entire NID theory ...


Well, not the Entire NID theory, just the lines you intend to play  Wink  I don't think the Nimzo is that much to learn, and  Black has  having a very wide choice of how to play.
  
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Reply #7 - 08/04/09 at 15:35:27
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Markovich wrote on 08/04/09 at 13:12:22:

I would be interested in a Modern Benoni repertoire as well, if I thought that Black had anything sufficient against the so-called Flick-Knife.  But I have had so much success with this with the white pieces, that I find it hard to believe in it from the opposite side.


One chould play the Nimzo against 3.Nc3 and the Benoni only after 3.Nf3, that way you avoid that undesirable variation but you have to learn the entire NID theory ...
  
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Re: Modern Benoni Repertoire
Reply #6 - 08/04/09 at 13:12:22
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MrCookie wrote on 08/02/09 at 10:04:39:
I would like a complete Modern benoni repertoire, are there any benoni repertoire books ? or do I need to make one up myself using different material?

thanks


I would be interested in a Modern Benoni repertoire as well, if I thought that Black had anything sufficient against the so-called Flick-Knife.  But I have had so much success with this with the white pieces, that I find it hard to believe in it from the opposite side.
  
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Reply #5 - 08/03/09 at 18:02:48
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I still remember how one of those Zeuthen Benoni books (maybe "Modern Benoni Dynamics:  Logics, Leitmotifs & Dialogues") had only this on the last page:  "got it?"      Smiley
  
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Re: Modern Benoni Repertoire
Reply #4 - 08/03/09 at 17:11:13
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About Zeuthen's book; IT IS FROM 1973!! Forget variations, a lot of general ideas about the Benoni have changed since!! To see what has changed look at "Revolution in the 70s" chapter 23 where Kasparov discusses the Benoni for several pages.
  
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Re: Modern Benoni Repertoire
Reply #3 - 08/03/09 at 05:57:05
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The old classic by Steffen Zeuthen is stunning. Must have taken an eternity to put together. I picked up a copy recently. A few floating around the web, e.g.

http://www.abaa.org/books/161015148.html

Truly outstanding piece of work. Dated, obviously. But everything is there regarding structure and ideas. You just need some moves....
  
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Re: Modern Benoni Repertoire
Reply #2 - 08/03/09 at 00:39:32
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The Modern Benoni Revealed is the best introduction to the opening in my opinion.

I have all of these and I found that one most useful when I attempted to learn it.  I still struggle with it in my games though.
  
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Re: Modern Benoni Repertoire
Reply #1 - 08/02/09 at 12:49:03
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The "Guide to the Modern Benoni" by John Watson is a repetoire book and would be my main suggestion. There was some theoretical progress since then, on which one could update oneself via the corresponding ChessPublishing.com section.

There's also Modern Benoni (Starting Out) by Endre Vegh or The Modern and Benoni Revealed (Batsford Chess Books) by Richard Palliser, which presumably are not really repetoire books (I don't own them, so I do not really know), but might recommend certain lines. If you're looking for a less theoretical introduction, then Andy Martin has done a FritzTrainer for Chessbase, which presumably kind of hints a repetoire and which on Martin's past record may be entertainingly explained, but likely not really looking at all the important lines.
  
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Modern Benoni Repertoire
08/02/09 at 10:04:39
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I would like a complete Modern benoni repertoire, are there any benoni repertoire books ? or do I need to make one up myself using different material?

thanks
  
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