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The Modern Benoni is a chess opening that can arise from different move orders, a typical one being `1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6`.

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c5-c4 pawn sacrifice in Benoni line

Consider the following line [FEN ""] [StartPly "23"] [StartFlipped "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Nge2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. f4 a6 11. a4 Stockfish says that c4 is the best move here. The line then…
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How to respond to the Taimanov attack in the Benoni?

[FEN ""] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+ How can black respond in the following position?
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In the modern benoni, what should I do if this happens?

Let's say the position looks like this: [Title "Black to move"] [FEN ""] 1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 dxc5 I usually do this: [Title "Black to move"] [FEN ""] 1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. dxc5 e6 4. b4 a5 I have played this position only once, and won, but still…
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Why does White play 13. f3 and not 13. f4 in the Modern Benoni, Classical Line?

In the classical line, the book Starting Out: Modern Benoni by Endre Vegh recommends 13. f3: [FEN ""] [StartPly "26"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Na6 11. Kh1 Nc7 12. a4 b6 13.…
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Why is it said that beginning with 1. Nf3 2. c4 avoids the Benoni but beginning with 1. d4 2. c4 does not?

I have read a lot of messages on different Forums about the merits of beginning with 1.Nf3 or beginning with 1.d4. And a very big number of people said essentially this: One of the advantages of starting with 1.Nf3 2. c4 is that it avoids the Benoni…
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How can I read an Chess Informant Monograph

I have a paperback version of A65 The Benoni by Chess Informant. This is my first monograph ever, and I cannot understand how to read it. Any ways to do it? Searching didn't help at all.
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Should King's Indian players know know how to play Benoni-type positions?

I'm very fond of the King's Indian, but I dislike playing the Benoni because I feel like it's much harder to find a clear-cut plan. However, against some anti-KID systems such as the Samisch, the Averbakh, and the Four Pawns Attack, I've read that…
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Modern Benoni strategy question

Imagine that I have this position with White when playing against the Benoni defense [FEN ""] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. h3 O-O 9. Nf3 a6 10. a4 Re8 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Bf4 Qc7 13. Re1 Nh5 (13...Rb8 14.…
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Can anyone find any redeeming qualities in "The Vulture"?

"The Vulture" is an off-beat line of the Benoni, and while I have seen many off-beat lines over the years, I cannot see any redeeming qualities in this opening if white plays the natural 4.Qc2. Stefan Bucker wrote a book on it here. Does anyone see…
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Whose games should I collect for Benoni?

I have been adopting the Benoni opening against 1 d4 recently with some moderate success. I would like to know whose games should I look at to have a good understanding. I see that Tal, and to a lesser extent Fischer, have practiced this opening in…
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Modern defense Benoni setup with Ne7

I saw a DVD with GM Roman Dzindzichashvili, where he recommended, when white avoids the Dzindzi-Indian by playing 3. e4, that black adopt a Benoni setup but with the important difference of playing going Ne7 instead of Nf6. [FEN…
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Looking for books on the Benoni

I am looking for books in the Benoni where this sequence of moves is played, so: [fen ""] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 And black's plan after that is g6. Also if possible that it can be electronically downloaded/bought.
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Benoni Defence Theory and Ideas

I have played the Benoni for a while, and I frequently play bad moves in the opening. How could I play the Benoni - Pawn Storm Variation safely?
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