The Czech Benoni has never quite made it to the top of the charts as a reply to 1 d4. Perhaps its the very nature of blocked central positions which put people off. Thus after 1. d4 Sf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 the first impression is that the Black position could become rather passive and its not difficult to find excellent games by White where he stifles all the life out of Blacks game. . . .
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Modern Benoni
Item #: CB0232
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The Modern Benoni is a fighting defence that will suit players aiming for active play rather than patient defence. Doing this, Black is willing to take risks (and those risks have to be shared...) in order to force his opponent into a complicated fight, both strategically and tactically. In the text part of the CD, the Canadian IM Jean Hebert introduces the typical patterns and . . .