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Ivan Sokolov vs Jusefs Petkevich
Cappelle Open (2010), Cappelle-la-Grande FRA, rd 1, Feb-13
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation. General (A70)  ·  1-0

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Feb-17-10
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  HeMateMe: Is there no play left in this? white is winning, but shouldn't black play on? Was it time for Croessants on the Seine?
Feb-17-10  1. h4: It's disrespectful to play on, an exchange down for nothing, against a GM rated 250+ points above you.
Feb-18-10
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  blazerdoodle: Is it the players rating or is this opening bad? I'd like to see how he'd have handled it a move or 2 (if possible) before blowing that exchange. It is way too far above me to figure out easily. But I like this opening.
Feb-19-10
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  Domdaniel: The opening is perfectly normal: it transposes into a (Modern) Benoni. I used to use this move order (...Nf6 and ...e6 first, and then 3...c5) regularly. Its main advantage is that, by deferring the usual Benoni move 2...c5, Black can wait to see what kind of formation White adopts, and can avoid the sharper lines with f4.

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