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Benoni defence (or Modern Benoni) is one of the best openings for Black against 1.d4, involving a quick development and initiative. It is an excellent defense for positional, slow-building, strategic players, but also for tactical genius such as Mikhail Tal (also Garry Kasparov, but getting there through the King's Indian Defense), one of the best representatives of Benoni defense.

We are dealing with the main goals, ideas and setups for White and Black, arising from the Benoni pawn structure.

The guidelines can be categorized as follows:

Benoni ideas for White:
(1) e4-e5 pawn break: (a) recapturing with a piece, (b) supported by f4 or (c) as a pawn sacrifice!
(2) Nd2-c4 manoeuvre, targeting the d6-weakness!
(3) b2-b4 pawn break (works not that often)

Benoni ideas for Black:
(1) b7-b5 pawn break: with Na6-c6 or Nb8-d7!
(2) f7-f5 pawn break and pressure along the e-file!
(3) c5-c4 pawn advance, followed by Nd7-c5, trying to infiltrate on d3!
(4) g6-g5 pawn advance in order to secure the e5-square and dominate on the dark-squares!

The video is showing examples where those ideas can be applied with success.

Video is consisted of the following chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:24 Quick guide through the ideas
1:56 For White: Pawn break e4-e5
2:20 Pawn break e4-e5 supported by f4
2:37 Pawn break e4-e5 as a sacrifice
3:16 Attack the d6 weakness: Nf3-c4
4:12 Pawn break b2-b4
5:55 For Black: Pawn break b5
8:14 Pawn advance c5-c4
9:36 Pawn break f7-f5
10:21 Pawn advance g6-g5
11:19 Outro

Level required to understand this chess lesson: Intermediate.

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