Does anyone here play the Czech Benoni? 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 !?
I was thinking about taking it up. I need a new defense to 1.d4. I have Chess Gladiator by Asa Hoffman, and he plays it a lot.
It seems like a very closed positional struggle, where the stronger player should win. (Stronger player at a closed maneuvering game, not necessarily higher rated.)
I have seen a few Petrosian games, but he threw in g6 later. I think I played through an Averbakh game too.
1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5 seems interesting too. Maybe a f pawn push is possible by black in this one.
Maybe they interest me because I have played just about everything else but these two defenses. 🙂
Ideas/Thoughts ???
Originally posted by paulbuchmanfromficsI play it.Though I have virtually no theoretical knowlegde of it.Here's a fantastic game by Larsen.
Does anyone here play the Czech Benoni? 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 !?
I was thinking about taking it up. I need a new defense to 1.d4. I have Chess Gladiator by Asa Hoffman, and he plays it a lot.
It seems like a very closed positional struggle, where the stronger player should win. (Stronger player at a closed maneuvering game, not nece ...[text shortened]... because I have played just about everything else but these two defenses. 🙂
Ideas/Thoughts ???
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| 1. | d4 | Nf6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | c4 | c5 |
| 3. | d5 | e5 |
| 4. | Nc3 | d6 |
| 5. | e4 | g6 |
| 6. | Bd3 | Bg7 |
| 7. | Nge2 | Nbd7 |
| 8. | h3 | a6 |
| 9. | Be3 | Nh5 |
| 10. | Qd2 | O-O |
| 11. | g4 | Nf4 |
| 12. | Nxf4 | exf4 |
| 13. | Bxf4 | Ne5 |
| 14. | Be2 | b5 |
| 15. | cxb5 | axb5 |
| 16. | Nxb5 | Ra4 |
| 17. | Nc3 | Rd4 |
| 18. | Qe3 | Re8 |
| 19. | Qg3 | g5 |
| 20. | Be3 | Ng6 |
| 21. | Bb5 | Rexe4 |
| 22. | Nxe4 | Rxe4 |
| 23. | O-O | Rb4 |
| 24. | Bd3 | Be5 |
| 25. | Qf3 | Nh4 |
| 26. | Qd1 | Qf6 |
| 27. | a3 | Nf3 |
| 28. | Kg2 | Bxg4 |
| 29. | axb4 | Nh4 |
| 30. | Kg1 | Bxd1 |
| 31. | Rfxd1 | cxb4 |
| 32. | Be4 | Bxb2 |
| 33. | Ra8 | Kg7 |
| 34. | Rb8 | Bc3 |
| 35. | Rxb4 | Nf3 |
| 36. | Bxf3 | Qxf3 |
| 37. | Rd3 | Be5 |
| 38. | Rg4 | h6 |
| 39. | Rd2 | Qxh3 |
| 40. | Rg2 | f6 |
And here Spassky makes an excellent case for the White side.One of my favorite games ever.And it features Be7 😉
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| 1. | d4 | Nf6 |
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| 2. | c4 | c5 |
| 3. | d5 | e5 |
| 4. | Nc3 | d6 |
| 5. | e4 | Be7 |
| 6. | Nf3 | O-O |
| 7. | Bd3 | Nbd7 |
| 8. | Qe2 | Ne8 |
| 9. | g4 | g6 |
| 10. | Bh6 | Ng7 |
| 11. | O-O-O | Nf6 |
| 12. | h3 | a6 |
| 13. | Rdg1 | Bd7 |
| 14. | Nd2 | Kh8 |
| 15. | h4 | Ng8 |
| 16. | Be3 | h5 |
| 17. | g5 | Be8 |
| 18. | f4 | f5 |
| 19. | gxf6 | Nxf6 |
| 20. | fxe5 | dxe5 |
| 21. | Nf3 | Ng4 |
| 22. | Rxg4 | hxg4 |
| 23. | Nxe5 | Nh5 |
| 24. | Nxg4 | Ng3 |
| 25. | Qg2 | Nxh1 |
| 26. | e5 | Rf7 |
| 27. | Qxh1 | Rh7 |
| 28. | e6 | Bg5 |
| 29. | Qe4 | Bxe3 |
| 30. | Qxe3 | Qe7 |
| 31. | Ne4 | Rxh4 |
| 32. | Nef6 | Qc7 |
| 33. | Be4 | Qa5 |
| 34. | Qg3 | g5 |
| 35. | Nxe8 | Rxe8 |
| 36. | Qe5 |
I went through it fast. I will take a deeper look later. Black never got an ounce of counterplay on the queenside. That was quite a brutal beating. Who was black? Hoffman played Bg4 instead of Nbd7. I think one of the MCO's had black playing another move then h3, so Bg4 is intended to beat the h3 move being played. I seem to recall Na6 and Nc7 too. The black side is so flexible any move order is possible, so long as you don't walk into an ambush. I have a Spassky game too, but you might not like it. I was on youtube yesterday, and I looked up Korchnoi. He was talking about beating Boris in 12 moves and Boris crying. I later found out it was a simul, and Spassky was 11 (Korchnoi was 17). 12 moves though !!!
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1080843
Originally posted by paulbuchmanfromficsBlack was Ghitescu,you can see it by clicking on the 'pgn' button.
I went through it fast. I will take a deeper look later. Black never got an ounce of counterplay on the queenside. That was quite a brutal beating. Who was black? Hoffman played Bg4 instead of Nbd7. I think one of the MCO's had black playing another move then h3, so Bg4 is intended to beat the h3 move being played. I seem to recall Na6 and ...[text shortened]... (Korchnoi was 17). 12 moves though !!!
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1080843
Why wouldn't I like a game where spassky gets beaten?It's not like he's my hero,I have no hero's.He just happened to play a few brilliant games and I do like brilliant games 🙂
Originally posted by paulbuchmanfromficsuser: 445860
Who is street fighter? I don't see him in the directory, unless he is unrated and has no profile.
I wish people would stop mentioning his book.Every time I hear or read about it I want to buy it so bad(it really sounds like a great book),but 'she who always knows everything best and always has the last word' made me promise I wouldn't buy any more chessbooks untill I've read every single one I currently own or untill 10 years have passed,whichever comes first.Think I have 9 more years to go before I can buy it 🙁
Originally posted by paulbuchmanfromficsHm,I thought I searched for players this way on the 'find player' thingy.But now it's not possible 😕 Has there been a change made to the site or am I going nuts?
User:445860
I can't pull that up. How do I find a player with just the number?
You can do it by clicking on a name in the forum(your own for instance) and replace the number in the adress bar by streetfighter's number.
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Not sure how i missed this thread yesterday? The Czech Benoni has been my mainstay opening against 1.d4 for many years now. I almost always play the line as played by Larsen (...g6)in the game above - given with superb notes in my book ; )
It has very little charted theory on it, so many players on the white side just use whatever set-up they use against a normal Kings Indian (which it resembles more than it does a true Benoni).
This is a mistake of course, because there are definite differences which can only be appreciated by those who can employ a bit of independent thinking at the chess-board. This is why I score about 90% with it, and there's no reason why you guys can't do the same : )
If i can work out the pgn thing (i know, I know, someone explained it to me in a post already, but i'm dumber than the proverbial pig-poo when it comes to computers) I'll try to post a wee game to explain this.
Anyway, as with almost all my openings, I will play them until I get bored or someone shows me the defects!
Originally posted by streetfighterstreetfighter if you post the pgn, anyone will be happy to do it.
Say my name 3 times and I appear!
Not sure how i missed this thread yesterday? The Czech Benoni has been my mainstay opening against 1.d4 for many years now. I almost always play the line as played by Larsen (...g6)in the game above - given with superb notes in my book ; )
It has very little charted theory on it, so many players on the white side almost all my openings, I will play them until I get bored or someone shows me the defects!