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| Oct-25-06 | | soughzin: Ok here's my own feeble attempts at avoiding the Taimanov.
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 e6! (It seemed that the longer black delayed e6 the more potent dxe became) Now with 6.Nf3 exd5 7.cxd5 we're back to the mainlines with no Taimanov. White also has the option of 7.exd5 and Nxd5 but I'm not sure how to evaluate these. There are no immediate tactical problems but it's beyond me to know if they're positionally suspect. White can try 6.f4 hoping for the Taimanov but black can play 6...Bg7 (7dxe doesn't look as strong as in other cases I'll get to later) and castle,transposing into the KID 4 pawns attack most likely, which is not to be feared if you know your stuff. 6.dxe6 Black has Bxe6 and fxe6. Bxe6 brings something like a strange hybrid sveshnikov type position. fxe6 white has 7. e5 dxe5 8.Qxd8 Kxd8 but that might not be best. Since 7.Nf3 is a pretty good move for white,maybe white should play 5.Nf3 instead of e4 and retain the option of 7.e4 or another move. 5.Nf3 e6! 6. dxe6 Bxe6 7.Ng5 or Qb3. Now can black afford to trade the bishop? I think I'll take the easy way out again and say "unclear". Maybe I'll leave the computer on tonight and let it think about it because I don't know what to think about these positions even with a little computer help. My best guess so far would be that these aren't wonderful for black but they are playable, and less dangerous than the Taimanov. |
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| Feb-23-08 | | Jim Bartle: Anyone know why it's called the Benoni? The only other Benoni I know is a town in South Africa (revered as the birthplace of Charlize Theron). |
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Feb-23-08
 | | Open Defence: well I read that Benoni meant "Born from sadness
" (maybe in Yiddish?) and that the inventor of this opening suffered from depression... |
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| Aug-11-08 | | biglo: For an answer read the very first post on page 1 |
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| Feb-20-09 | | Pyrrhus: Actually, Benoni means son of sorrow in Hebrew. It refers to the weak d6 pawn. |
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| Feb-20-09 | | chessman95: The Czech Benoni Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5) is an interesting option for black. I like the pawn formation here: it reminds me of the feared Maroczy Bind in the Sicilian. Haven't seen it played much, and most players probably don't know how to play it correctly, so every once in a while I use it as my "anti-Benoni" opening. |
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| Mar-14-09 | | Nuncle: I enjoy the benoni-style positions I sometimes get by transposition from the king's indian (i.e. in the saemisch if white meets ...c5 with d5), and was thinking about switching over to the Modern Benoni as my main defence, but the Taimanov just looks nasty to me. |
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Apr-08-09
 | | parisattack: <Nuncle: I enjoy the benoni-style positions I sometimes get by transposition from the king's indian (i.e. in the saemisch if white meets ...c5 with d5), and was thinking about switching over to the Modern Benoni as my main defence, but the Taimanov just looks nasty to me.> The Taimanov very tough to meet! I loved the Benoni formations but had no success playing them. Everytime I think about trying again, I play over Gligoric's games as White against it - he was a real Benoni killer! The Franco-Benoni hybrids might have some unmined possibilities - avoiding an early ...Nf6. |
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| Aug-11-09 | | SirChrislov: SirChrislov - shibumi64
chess.com rated correspondence game
Old Benoni?
1.d4 c5
2.Nf3 cxd4
3.e3 Nf6
4.exd4 d5
5.Bg5 h6
6.Bh4 e6
7.Bd3 Be7
8.c3 0-0
9.Nbd2 Nc6
10.Qc2 Kh8
11.0-0-0
blk to move. current position: 
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Aug-12-09
 | | An Englishman: Good Evening: <SirChrislov>, what you have could have arisen from the Colle after 1.d4,d5; 2.Nf3,c5; 3.e3,cxd5; 4.exd5,Nf6, but this is definitely a rare sideline, and you probably left book a few moves ago. |
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| Aug-12-09 | | SirChrislov: Good Evening there, Sir.<Englishman>
Yes, an obscure sideline indeed. actually, the move order 1.d4 c5 2.Nf3 cxd4 3.e3 was a "no name" gambit, and has very recently been baptized with the name 'Chrislov Gambit'. It is true that it can also be reached via the Colle. The intended plan of my system(assuming blk accepts the gambit) is to play a K-side fianchetto, with Nc3(or to d2) Qe2, 0-0-0, and Rhe1 with tremendous pressure down the half-open central files. wht has enough compensation for the gambited unit, in my humble opinion. but only a test at the upper levels will prove/unprove this point. |
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| Aug-12-09 | | WhiteRook48: 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 favors black |
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| Aug-12-09 | | SirChrislov: Update on:
SirChrislov - shibumi64
Chrislov Gambit Declined
11... Na5
12.Ne5 latest position: 
click for larger viewblack to move. |
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| Aug-12-09 | | MaxxLange: <Franco-Benoni> I've been plaing against a friend who does this. I've had good results with either 1 e4 e6 2 d4 c5 3 d5 or with 3 Nf3, offering a transposition to the Sicilian the old theory books say that White is positionally better after 3 d5, but it isn't so easy to prove that and convert in a real game. It's a decent opening and totally playable for Black under 2200 level |
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| Aug-12-09 | | MaxxLange: <WhiteRook48> please post your analysis! |
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| Aug-12-09 | | SirChrislov: <MaxxLange to WhiteRook48: please post your analysis!>
I doubt he'll do that. It's not his style. If you look at his kibitzes(7765 total!!), he's all about short comments and simple remarks, with no follow-up or extension to back up his statements. |
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| Aug-12-09 | | MaxxLange: maybe he is right...I hope so! |
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| Aug-12-09 | | seagull1756: I personally go into benoni for one very simple reason: I hate playing Catalan as black, it is just too passive for my taste... |
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| Aug-15-09 | | SirChrislov: SirChrislov - shibumi64
12... Qc7
13.Ndf3 Nc4
14.Bg3 Bd6
15.h4 ...blk to move 
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Aug-15-09
| | parisattack: <MaxxLange: <Franco-Benoni> I've been plaing against a friend who does this. I've had good results with either 1 e4 e6 2 d4 c5 3 d5 or with 3 Nf3, offering a transposition to the Sicilian
the old theory books say that White is positionally better after 3 d5, but it isn't so easy to prove that and convert in a real game. It's a decent opening and totally playable for Black under 2200 level.> Black's position is very loose early in the Franco-Benoni - but he has lots of flexibility/plans and - something I like in defenses - opportunities to play on both/either side of the board. Two books in English on it - The Barcza-Larsen Defense by Fields and Franco-Benoni by Soltis. Gunderdam's two books on unusual openings in German covers it as does the German periodical Randspringer. Quite a lot of unminded territory with respect to plans, move orders, placement of the KN, hitting with ...f5 and such. You should be happy with a Kan-like Sicilian as black - although black can keep improvising for awhile after 3. Nf3, if not. |
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Apr-01-10
| | parisattack: Benoni Books
Not included are the opening series books with a volume or shared volume about the Benoni – although some of those are quite good such as Euwe’s Indian Specialties. Too bad Schwarz did not do a Benoni tome! Benko not included unless with a pure Benoni book, nor 'Anglo-Benoni' declined sans d5. Nor am I including the dreadful two Starting Out Benoni volumes. I am including volumes on the Franco-Barcza-Larsen Benoni as I think it is a sleeper. Modern Benoni Zeuthen
Modern Benoni Dynamics Zeuthen
Wing Gambit Benoni Zeuthen
Benoni for the Tournament Player Nunn
The Gambit Guide to the Modern Benoni Watson
Dangerous Weapons: The Benoni and Benko Palliser,Et Al
Modern Benoni for Black Grefe
The Ben-oni Defence Gelenczei
The Modern Benoni Revealed Palliser
The Complete Benoni Psakhis
The Modern Benoni Kinsman
The Modern Benoni Norwood
Mastering the Benko and Benoni Bellin
Chess Explained: The Modern Benoni Franco
The Benoni Hartston
Beating the King’ Indian and Benoni Vaisser
Modern Benoni: Three Pawn Attack Konikowski
Modern Benoni: Four Pawn Attack Konikowski
Taimanov and Knights Tour Benoni Watson
The Benoni Defence David Holmes (translator)
Die Komplette Moderne Benoni-Verteidigung (3 volumes) Schneider The Barcza-Larsen Defense Fields
Franco-Benoni Defence Soltis |
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Apr-10-10
 | | Shams: <parisattack> what can you tell me about the Czech Benoni? |
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Apr-10-10
| | parisattack: The Benoni by Hartston and the Ben-Oni by Gelenczei each have a section devoted to it. I think Gelenczei covers both the Classical (no early c4 for White) and the Czech. My favorite Czech Benoni is Polugaevsky-Stein, 1965.
It appears to be making a modest come-back; I've seen 3-4 games with it in international tournaments this year. |
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| Sep-28-10 | | isemeria: I have tried Benoni, Nimzo and Queen's Indian as black. My experiencies are the following. Benoni:
If I win it's because I played well.
If I lose it's because the opening is unsound.
Nimzo:
If I win it's because I played well.
If I lose it's because the opening is too complex.
QID:
If I win it's because I played well.
If I lose it's because the opening is too passive.
Anyone can choose their own excuses. :-)
It's possible to avoid the Taimanov variation and play Nimzo instead, but that's a huge amount of theory to learn. |
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| Oct-10-10 | | isemeria: Capablanca playing the Benoni as black (by transposition): Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927 |
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