Na5 Ra8 28. do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors. with the ideas being g6/Bg7, Nbd7, possibly Nh6 and eventually e6. Zaitsik – Zichulidze, Reti Opening (A09) 7. Page 6 Page 7 Bill Wall 700 Opening Traps Quick Rules of Chess The point of chess is to attack the enemy King and checkmate the King so that it cannot move to any square without also being attacked. < White wins 41.4% Instant, full access to ALL games, strategies, videos, game analyzer, and more. Kd3 Kxg3 53. R Keller vs Hromadka. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the Opening Explorer Okay, I don't think we're actually opposed then, but rather pursuing different discussions. Nf3 d6 5. g3 Na6 6. dxe6 fxe6 7. In his latest database for Modern Chess, one of the best Benoni experts in the world, GM Mihail Marin provides you with a complete Benoni repertoire. This form has never attracted serious interest in high-level play, though Alexander Alekhine defeated Efim Bogoljubow with it in one game of their second match, in 1934. Rae1 Bxg2 20. Qe7+ Kg6 30. Nf3 doesn't bother me. Kf3 h5 37. The Old Benoni starts with 1.d4 c5. Rae1 Bf6 16. All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration. Nf3. This form has never attracted serious interest in high-level play, though Alexander Alekhine defeated Efim Bogoljubow with it in one game of their second match, in 1934. Thus this book came into being, and its name, Ben-Oni, 'Son of Sadness,' should indicate its origin." [White "Bodiroga,P"] Qh5 d4 17. The building up of an attack by the second player - especially in an opening both peculiar and difficult to handle - is a special art. G A Thomas vs Menchik. [ECO "A43"], 1. d4 c5 2. d5 e6 3. [EventDate "2007.02.03"] Qe2 Nd5 12. Mairelys D. Crespo – Lincoln Lucena, Philidor Defense (C41) 8. Qc8+ Kf7 28. [WhiteElo "2431"] Old Benoni Defense: Franco-Benoni Defense – Chess Openings – Everything depends on the question if Black has to play It’s probably a good way to get started, but you might want to check the lines with an engine. Draws 30.6%>. Also because database percentages have no meaning other than stating how many times white has won, the game has been drawn and black has won. Qg4 Ne6 23. Anot… [WhiteElo "2428"] Kc2 Kf3 52. So it seems very likely that either chess is a forced draw, with a slim chance that it's a forced win for white (although perhaps only if the proper opening). The classic Old Benoni avoids an early Nf6. D4onf6 2. c4 C5 3. European champion U10, winner of several Romanian national championship medals, Woman International Master title since Developing in classical style with short castle, white aims for a regular kingside initiative with b2-b4. D4onf6 2. c4 C5 (inkludas ĉeĥan Benoni) A57-A59 1. Kxc3 Ke4 Old Benoni Defense (1 d4 c5 2 d5 e5) : chess opening performance statistics, strategy and tactics, famous games, PGN download, discussion forum, and more. [EventDate "2007.02.03"] 14. D kun nombro E kun nombro; Benoni Defense: A56 1. D kun nombro b5 (Benko Gambit) A60 1. Bg2 d5 8. Frankfurt am Main [Germany]: Hermann. We shall be able to follow some its guiding principles here. Ra7 Rxa7 41. Even the great Alekhine Found it to be quite interesting/fun despite the percentages in the database. Ra1 Bf4 Rc8 15. The old benoni is an extremely popular opening at high level play as it immediately threatens the central pawn from white’s d4 with black’s c5. Ba5 Rb7 35. f4 Kf7 36. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited. Frequent updates – new openings, strategies and commentary are always being added. Actually, Benoni means son of sorrow in Hebrew. A43 - Old Benoni defence: 1. d4 c5 . [Date "2007.02.04"] Bh6 Rf7 19. Qe4 Qxe4 25. Being a favor of the modern style and fianchettos (Catalan, Colle Zukertort, Modern Defense... only the French doesn't really fit) I was considering many of the variations with the king side fianchetto but the queen side just as much (Benko, etc). Bobby Fischer defeated Boris Spassky for the first time winning that game. Then in the early 1900s it was adopted by a few maestros of the day, most notably Frank Marshall. Fields - Barcza-Larsen Defense, "There are whole fields in the openings still relatively unexplored; to take an example, after two reasonable moves by both sides - 1. Black wins 28.0% Kxg2 but as I've said before "I consider the Open Sicilian to be a refutation of 1. e4 on positional grounds" so getting there via 1. d4 and 2. [Date "2007.02.06"] Quite a lot of unminded territory with respect to plans, move orders, placement of the KN, hitting with Articles with short description Articles containing Hebrew-language text. Nf3 Be7 6. Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times. [ECO "A43"], 1. d4 c5 2. d5 e6 3. Bxg5 Qd5 19. The Benoni Defense is an exciting opening that leads to some highly imbalanced positions. Re2 Qxf3 34. Ke4 c3 49. In my initial statements, on the other hand, I was drawing the theoretical conclusions by emphasizing the limitations which inheritly exist in chess such as the requirement of having sufficient amount of material to checkmate. Get Unlimited Access To All Of Our Strategies, Practice Games And More. Here 6.Nf3 g6 would transpose to Spassky-Fischer, Game 3, World Championship match 1972. 51. TheaN: Recently I have considered picking up the Old Benoni or any Benoni variation against d4. Chess Database Usage. The Old Benoni may transpose to the Czech Benoni, but there are a few independent variations. This page was last edited on 6 Novemberat The Benoni Defense is a chess opening characterized by the moves:. Ra1 Nb6 29. If the soundness of an opening can be based on a high white winning percentage we should start playing 1. Qxe5 Nac7 13. [Event "FSGM February"] then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. The old benoni is an extremely popular opening at high level play as it immediately threatens the central pawn from white’s d4 with black’s c5. Old Benoni Defense: Franco-Benoni Defense – Chess Openings – But even the way the Rogers game went, it looks as though White was left say at move 27 with just the slightest of advantages. Morphy vs A Meek, (A43) Old Benoni, 12 moves, Benoni Gambit Accepted (A43) . Na3. The Benoni Defense leads to a strange queen’s pawn advanced variation where black can then play the Benko gambit (b5) and attempt to gain control of the center with a tempo to develop the queen side bishop, leading to … The Old Benoni may transpose to the Czech Benoni, but there are a few independent variations. Kutjanin – Jakobjuk, Vienna Game (C27) 9. The Benoni Defense is a very aggressive line that black can play to counter the very common open by white d4. The point of an immediate d6 is to delay Nf6, and there are plenty of move orders to vote against the diagonal block, where both Nh6/Nf5 or e6/Ne7 seem playable. Qg4 Rf5 18. The Chess Tempo Chess Database provides over two million searchable chess games. benoni defense. Bxe6 fxe6 10. e5 dxe5 11. The percentages here are probably percentages for the pure Old Benoni plus the number of games is way lower. I've been using Soltis's recommended lines in the Franco-Benoni in tournament play recently. The Steinitz seems to be invisible at top level, and is played much less often by GMs than the Franco-Benoni is. The Modern Benoni arises after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6. Standard Game Annotation: 1. d4 c5. Rg2 Kh3 35. 1. 0-1 =34%>. [Site "Budapest HUN"] To discuss chess or this site in general, Bc5 Kd7 46. If White answers with 2. d5 the main lines of the Old Benoni Defence are reached. P-Q5, P-K3 - a position is reached that is practically unknown to the textbooks.". Is there anything unsound about this, or am I missing something very obvious that this might not be the route to take for Black against d4? Bb6 Rb7 40. Many lines are extremely sharp, especially in the Old Benoni where White has all kinds of weapons at his disposal, like the ultra-sharp Taimanov ( 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+ ): This forum is for this specific opening only. Bxa7 Ke8 42. b4 c4 43. D4onf6 2. c4 C5 3. visit the Kibitzer's Café. Nc4 The so-called Czech Benoni Defense is one of the weapons black can use to fight 1.d4. Not all of the lines are great--they never are in any complete repertoire book- … [Round "4"] Re6+ Kh5 31. f3 h6 The huge advantage of the defense is that you can play it against anything. In this Czech Benoni the second player is not … Also interesting is to play the franco benoni reversed which was. Rxc6 33. This defense is suitable for those looking to get their opponents into a closed, strategical position with chances for all three results. While many defenses against the queen pawn opening are closed and drawish, the Benoni Defense gives black many opportunities to not only equalize the position, but also to gain an advantage and play for the win. Of course if my opponents enjoy the Sicilian with white, they can achieve it with the 2. Copyright 2001-2021, Chessgames Services LLC. Morphy vs A Meek, (A43) Old Benoni, 12 moves, Benoni Gambit Accepted (A43) . ^ "Whenever I felt in a sorrowful mood and wanted to take refuge from melancholy, I sat over a chessboard, for one or two hours according to circumstances. Bd8 Rd7 Black looks to counter attack by bringing his minor/major pieces involved into the game while continuing to threaten the central pawn support from white. The Old Benoni starts with 1.d4 c5. Rh2+ Kxg4 36. Black’s queenside pawn majority is often a long-term asset, but black must contend with white’s central space advantage and ensure that they do not fall prey to an attack! The Benoni is a very combative opening from both sides of the board. The best place to take your chess game to the next level. dxe6 Bxe6 9. A43 - Old Benoni, Franco-Benoni defence: 1. d4 c5 2. d5 e6 3. e4. The database can be searched via many criteria, including chess players, chess opening, player ratings, game result, and the year the chess game was played. Kd3 Kd5 50. Blow the whistle and inform a moderator. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the Opening Explorer In the Old Benoni Trap, Black looks to give up material early on in hopes that he can get his queen involved into the game, putting a lot of pressure on white to play very precise. Bc4 O-O 7. Nxd5 exd5 Saying that ''this is an equal balanced game'' is an evaluation of the position. grandmaster repertoire 12 - the modern benoni - petroff (2013) ocr_sc.pdf download 11.4M grandmaster repertoire 13 - the open spanish - mikhalevski (2013)_sc.pdf download [Round "2"] Valt Borsony – Albert Laustsen, Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation (B70) 10. Soltis - The Franco-Benoni Nb5 Nc7 12. a4 Nd7 13. Black's main ideas are to advance the queenside majority, create a support point on e5, and to pressure the queenside in general. Rxg5 With 1... c5, Black takes a sideways swipe at the central d-pawn. 1/2-1/2 =27% La Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) havas multajn kodojn por la Benoni Defense. NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. [Result "0-1"] Rxc7 Nxc7 22. The huge advantage of the defense is that you can play it against anything. O-O Na6 8. Saying that ''this is a draw'' or ''this is a win'', on the other hand, requires precision. White plays d5 to gain space in the center. P-Q4, P-QB4, 2. The moves are so natural for white, you will probably find it quite easy to spring this trap on your opponents. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. One idea for Black is to transpose to a Modern Benoni while avoiding the Four Pawn Attack, that is, variations with an early f2-f4 for White. White has various ways to develop his pieces, but the main features of the … Benohi Old Benoni starts with 1. Rxe4 b5 26. axb5 Ree1 Bf8 30. Re1 Rf5 24. c4 dxc3 25. bxc3 Nxg5 Messages posted by Chessgames members Nc3 Nf6 4. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. Chess openings: Benoni Defense (A56) The reason for all this is to avoid playing a6 quickly with the knight still on b8 because in this case white plays a2-a4 and the black queenside is shut forever. Bad Pistyan 1912 (A43 Old Benoni Defense) Notes by Dr. Savielly Tartakower. 32. g4+ Kh4 33. 45. In a nutshell, we can say that chess is a draw with best moves but, making it a draw against a player who makes the best possible move starting from the initial position is not possible unless you also make the same perfect moves starting from the initial position exactly like him. The Benoni got its name from a German manuscript published in 1825 entitled Ben-Oni. Nc6 Rc7 31. hxg5 0-1. extreme: Here I am talking about the dynamics of chess that affect the outcome in a chess game. axb5 27. No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Rxa8 Rc7 34. Benoni / Franco-Sicilian Defense (A43) 3 simultaneous pins. Old Benoni Defense: A43 1. d4 C5; A44 1. d4 C5 2. Once the queen is involved in the game, there are lots of sharp lines that black has and can easily fall back into a good game even if white is familiar with the trap and plays correctly. Bb4 Bxb4 47. cxb4 Kc6 48. Also interesting is to play the franco benoni reversed which was. Yes, but that is not the way chess should be played. Bd2 a6 24. Nxc7 Qxc7 14. Ke4 Kxh4 0-1, [Event "FSGM February"] 1 d4 c5 2 d5 d6 3 c4 g6 4 e4 bg7 5 bd3 e6 The Modern Benoni was a favorite of counterattacking players in the 1970s and 1980s, and World Champions Tal, Fischer, and Kasparov used it in their repertoire. Ne5 O-O 10. e4 d4 11. Black decided not to be Old anymore. The Czech Benoni is perfect for such situations, and the results are shown in the above game. The Benoni defense is a closed chess opening and belongs to the family of indian openings and is sometimes called Benoni-Indian Defense. NOTE: Create an account today See something that violates our rules? The Modern Benoni Defense starts usually with the moves: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5. Nothing in violation of United States law. Vladimir Petrov vs Panov. 26. hxg5 Rxg5 27. [White "Rajlich,I"] No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. As I said at the outset, the Czech is an opening where specific opening theory is thin on the ground. If White accepts the gambit with 2. dxc5, Black gets an easy game with 2... e6 followed by 3... Bc5. [BlackElo "2335"] Old Benoni Trap. Kxd4 Bxb4 44. c3 Ba5 [BlackElo "2335"] Benoni / Franco-Sicilian Defense (A43) 3 simultaneous pins. Re7 Ne6 Robert F. Combe – Wolfgang R. Hasenfuss, Benoni Defense: General (A43) 6. Black can fianchetto his King's Bishop, and only after White plays Nf3 blocking an f-pawn, continuing with ... e6 and ... exd5. Qe8+ Kf6 29. 20. h4 Rc7 21. If you already have a username, Qc6+ 21. f3 Raf8 22. h4 Qd5 23. Watch the video below to see a detailed explanation of this trap. I assume this was written around 1960 as the book was published in 1961 and he notes the low percentage of draws in the last Candidates matches. D kun nombro e6; A61 1. Ke4 g6 38. (Reinganum, Aaron; Hoeck, Johann Daniel Albrecht [1825]: Ben-Oni oder die Vertheidigungen gegen die Gambitzüge im Schache [Son of sorrow or Defenses against Gambits in Chess]. b6 15. e5 Ba6 16. b3 Bb7 17. [Site "Budapest HUN"] Rg2+ Kh3 37. For the rest of the 19th century it was rarely seen and had a poor reputation. We could have gone to the Modern Benoni with 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6. 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