MODERN BENONI       A76

Peake GM  v Kev-Blitz Match

Game 22

White    Black

Kev-Blitz  - GMP

0:1 (ICC 10 15 u) 28/11/2003

 

1. d4 c5 Old Benoni ! Out of fashion these days, but still ok. It was discovered that it is better to play the Benoni after Nf6 as this prevents e4.

2. d5

[2. dc? e6 54% Black 306 games.]

2... Nf6 Now 3. Nc3 would be the choice of most modern masters as it was discovered that this is more effective than c4. That is why the Old Benoni went out of fashion.

3. c4 But c4 is Kev's system. He does not have this knowledge, and we're back in a normal Modern Benoni / King's indian. ....g6

[3... b5 Benko Gambit;

3... e6 Modern Benoni;

3... e5 Czech Benoni]

4. Nc3 Bg7

5. e4 d6 This is a King's Indian with an early c5 d5. Transpositions are little understood by chess amateurs said Korchnoi - and the few that are aware of transpositions do not UNDERSTAND them.

The points are - playing Old Benoni move order allows White to NOT play c4 but play Nc3 and early e4 which is strongest against this. Playing normal Modern Benoni move order allows Bb5 check Taimanov variation. Playing King's Indian move order to get to a Modern Benoni avoids Taimanov variation, but allows White to play e4xd5 instead of c4xd5.

Black can play it as though he is playing a Nimzoindian... 1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6, but then after  3. Nc3 play c5. Then 4. d5, of course, will go into normal Modern Benoni. The reason that I do not normally play this move order is that White may play 4. Nf3 instead of d5 transposing into an English Symmetrical. My problem with this is then I would be committed to e6 and Nf6 - moves I do not play in an English Symmetrical (I play early g6,Bg7 and do not play e6), so I do not play this move order. However, other players who play e6 in the English Symmetrical may well play this move order, so you should be aware of it. UNDERSTAND THAT !!

6. Nf3

[6. f4 would be King's Indian 4 Pawns' Attack e6 7. e5?! de 8. fe Nfd7 9. de fe 10. Qd6 Nxe5 11. Qxd8 Kxd8 12. Bg5 Kc7 13. Nb5 Kb6 14. O-O-O Nbc6 15. Be2 a6 16. Nc3 Kc7 17. Nf3 b6 18. Bf4 Rf8 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Nxe5 21. Rhe1 Bd7 22. Ne4 Rae8 23. Bf1 Nc6 24. a4 Nd4 25. b4 Bxa4 26. Rd3 Nc2

0-1, Goodwin E - Miles Anthony J (ENG) 2588, Staffordshire (England) 1971]

6... O-O

7. Be2 e6 This has occurred 1252 times ! We have gone from an Old Benoni to a King's Indian with c5 to a MODERN BENONI !

8. O-O ed

9. cd

[9. ed is playable  as stated above, and may even be preferable, as White prevents a Black 3 to 2 Q-side pawn majority, though the position tends to be uninteresting. Bf5 10. Bf4 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Nd2 Bf5]

9... Re8

10. Bd3 ? Wasted tempo and hardly ever played.

[10. Nd2 is supposed to be the best move. It has been played 892 times but only 51% White. Other moves Black better stats.;

10. Nd2 Na6 11. f3 Nc7 12. a4 Nd7 13. Kh1 b6 14. Ra3 Qe7 15. Nb5 Nxb5 16. Bxb5 Rd8 17. a5 a6 18. Bc6 Rb8 19. ab Nxb6 20. b3 Be5 21. f4 Bg7 22. f5 Nd7 23. Bxd7 Bxd7 24. Qf3 Bd4 25. f6 Qf8 26. Nc4 Bb5 27. Be3 Bxe3 28. Qxe3 h5 29. h4 Kh7

...1/2-1/2, Kramnik Vladimir 2809  - Topalov Veselin 2733 , Dortmund 2001 It (cat.21)]

10... Na6

11. a3 ? White has already wasted time moving his Bishop twice. This is more wasted time. Nc7

12. Re1 b5 Black has achieved the thematic break. Now if White swaps pawns then his d5 pawn may become weak. If he doesn't the Black Q-side pawn majority will roll.

[12... b6 13. Qa4 a6 14. Qc2 b5 15. Bf4 Nh5 16. Be3 Rb8 17. Be2 Nf6 18. Nd2 Qe7 19. f3 Nfxd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxc5

1/2-1/2, Velichkov J - Chable Roberto, Szeged (Hungary) 1994

1/2-1/2, Velichkov J - Chable Roberto, Szeged 1994 Ch World (juniors) (under 10);

12... Rb8 13. Qc2 Bg4 14. Be2 b5 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Rab1 a5 18. h3 Bd7 19. Nd1 Qf4 20. Bf1 Bxh3 21. g3 Qxf3 22. Bxh3 Bd4 23. Kh2 Nxd5 24. Bg2 Qh5 25. Kg1 Qg5 26. Re2 Nf6 27. Ne3 h5 28. Rd1 h4 29. gh Qxh4 30. Nf1 Nh5 31. Nh2 Nf4 32. Ree1 Qg5

0-1, Naftel S - Lobigas Julian (PHI) 2340, Siegen (Germany) 1970]

13. Nxb5

[13. Bf4!? Bb7 14. Qc2 a6 15. b3]

13... Nxb5

14. Bxb5 Rxe4

15. Rxe4

[15. Bc6!? Rb8 16. b4 Rxe1 17. Qxe1 Nxd5³]

15... Nxe4 Black has better pawns and his pieces are better placed.

16. Rb1 Qb6?! My computer prefers Rb8

[16... Rb8!? 17. Bd3 Nf6 18. Bg5 Bb7]

17. Qe2?

[17. Bd3 Nf6 18. b4 Nxd5 19. Rb3]

17... Bb7

18. Qxe4 Qxb5

19. a4? White fails to appreciate that Black has Qb3 putting the d5 pawn under pressure. -5.50

[19. b3 Re8 20. Qc4 Qa5 21. Bf4]

19... Qb3

20. Qf4 ??

[20. Bf4!? Bxd5 21. Qe3 Bf8 22. Qxb3

 -1.71 Tiger 15.0]

20... Qd1

 White resigns

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