Saturday, February 24, 2007

Chess: Understanding the Modern Benoni Defense Part IV

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6 4 Nc3 exd5 5 cxd5 d6
6 g3 g6 7 Nf3 Bg7 8 Bg2 O-O 9 O-O a6
10 a4 Nbd7 11 Nd2 Re8 12 h3 Rb8 13 Nc4
13 ... Nb6 14 Na3 Bd7 15 e4 Qc7 16 Re1
16 ... Nc8 17 Qd3 Line




Also available: Chess: Understanding the
Modern Benoni Part I


1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6 4 Nc3 exd5
5 cxd5 d6:




6 g3



6 Nf3
6 e4
6 h4
6 Bf4


6 ... g6



6 ... Be7
6 ... a6
6 ... Qa5


7 Nf3



7 Bg2
7 Bf4


7 ... Bg7



7 ... Na6
7 ... Nbd7


8 Bg2



8 Qa4+
8 h3
8 Nd2


8 ... O-O



8 ... a6
8 ... Na6
8 ... Qe7


9 O-O



9 Nd2
9 h3


9 ... a6



9 ... Nbd7
9 ... Re8
9 ... Bg4
9 ... Na6
9 ... Qe7
9 ... b6


10 a4



10 Bf4
10 e4
10 Qc2


10 ... Nbd7



10 ... Re8
10 ... Qe7


11 Nd2



11 Rb1
11 Bf4
11 h3
11 e4
11 Re1
11 Qc2


11 ... Re8



11 ... Qc7
11 ... Ne8
11 ... Rb8
11 ... Nh5
11 ... Ne5


12 h3



12 e4
12 Rb1
12 a5
12 Qc2
12 Nc4
12 Qb3
12 Ra2


12 ... Rb8



12 ... Nh5
12 ... Qc7


13 Nc4



13 Rb1
13 a5
13 Qc2


13 ... Nb6



13 ... Ne5
13 ... Qc7


14 Na3



14 Ne3
14 Qb3
14 Nxb6


14 ... Bd7



14 ... Na8
14 ... Bf5
14 ... a5
14 ... h6


15 e4



15 Bf4
15 Re1
15 a5
15 Bd2
15 Qc2


15 ... Qc7



15 ... Nxa4
15 ... Nc8


16 Re1



16 Rb1
16 Qd3
16 Be3
16 f4


16 ... Nc8



16 ... Nxa4
16 ... h6
16 ... Bc8
16 ... Kh8


17 Qd3



17 Qf3

By ChessCoach@care2.com



















Chess: Understanding the Modern Benoni Defense Part III

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6 4 Nc3 exd5 5 cxd5 d6
6 h4 a6 7 a4 g6 8 Nh3 Bg7 9 Nf4 O-O
10 h5 Nbd7 11 hxg6 hxg6 12 a5 Ne5 13 e4
13 ... Re8 Line




Also available: Chess: Understanding the
Modern Benoni Part I


1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6 4 Nc3 exd5
5 cxd5 d6:




6 h4



6 Nf3
6 e4
6 g3
6 Bf4


6 ... a6



6 ... Be7
6 ... Nbd7


7 a4



7 e4
7 h5


7 ... g6



7 ... Be7
7 ... Qa5


8 Nh3



8 e4
8 h5
8 Qc2


8 ... Bg7



8 ... h6
8 ... Qa5


9 Nf4



9 e3

9 ... O-O



9 ... h6

10 h5



10 e3

10 ... Nbd7



10 ... g5
10 ... Re8


11 hxg6



11 Qc2
11 Qd3


11 ... hxg6



12 a5



12 f3
12 Qc2
12 e4


12 ... Ne5



12 ... Re8

13 e4



13 Nd3
13 Qb3


13 ... Re8



13 ... Qe7
13 ... Qc7


By ChessCoach@care2.com



















Chess: Understanding the Modern Benoni Defense Part II

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6 4 Nc3 exd5 5 cxd5 d6
6 Bf4 g6 7 Nf3 a6 8 a4 Bg7 9 e4 Bg4
10 Be2 O-O 11 O-O Re8 12 Nd2 Bxe2 13 Qxe2
13 ... Nh5 14 Be3 Nd7 15 f4 f5 16 Nc4 Ndf6
17 exf5 gxf5 18 Rf3 Ng4 19 Qd2 Nxe3 20 Nxe3
20 ... Bd4 21 Ne2 Qf6 22 Nxd4 cxd4 Line




Also available: Chess: Understanding the
Modern Benoni Part I


1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6 4 Nc3 exd5
5 cxd5 d6:




6 Bf4



6 Nf3
6 e4
6 g3
6 h4


6 ... g6



6 ... Be7
6 ... Qa5


7 Nf3



7 e4
7 Qa4+
7 Qb3


7 ... a6



7 ... Bg7
7 ... Qb6
7 ... Nbd7


8 a4



8 e4
8 Nd2
8 Ne4
8 e3


8 ... Bg7



8 ... Qe7

9 e4



9 h3
9 e3
9 Nd2
9 Qc2


9 ... Bg4



9 ... O-O
9 ... Nh5


10 Be2



10 h3
10 Qb3


10 ... O-O



10 ... Qe7
10 ... Bxf3


11 O-O



11 h3
11 Nd2
11 Qc2


11 ... Re8



11 ... Nh5
11 ... Bxf3
11 ... Qe7
11 ... Ne8


12 Nd2



12 Qc2
12 h3


12 ... Bxe2



12 ... Nh5

13 Qxe2



13 Nxe2

13 ... Nh5



13 ... Nbd7

14 Be3



14 Qg4

14 ... Nd7



14 ... Bd4
14 ... b6
14 ... Qe7


15 f4



15 a5
15 g4
15 Rae1
15 Kh1


15 ... f5



15 ... Qh4
15 ... Qe7


16 Nc4



16 Qf3

16 ... Ndf6



16 ... Qe7
16 ... Nb6


17 exf5



17 e5

17 ... gxf5



18 Rf3



18 Qf3
18 Qc2


18 ... Ng4



18 ... Rb8

19 Qd2



19 Qc2

19 ... Nxe3



19 ... Rb8
19 ... Nhf6
19 ... Bxc3
19 ... Qe7


20 Nxe3



20 Rxe3

20 ... Bd4



20 ... Qd7

21 Ne2



21 Kh1

21 ... Qf6



21 ... Bxe3+
21 ... Rxe3


22 Nxd4



22 Rh3
22 Raf1
22 Ra3


22 ... cxd4



By ChessCoach@care2.com