Two books in english on it the barczalarsen defense by fields and franco benoni by soltis. One question i have is, why is the old benoni so much less popular than the modern benoni. The french defence viacheslav eingorn and valentin bogdanov translated by steve giddins 8aiibiiti. The chess tempo chess database provides over two million searchable chess games. The old benoni is sometimes called the blackburne defense, after englishman joseph henry. Anyone here playing the barczalarsen or franco benoni as black. This is basically a normal benoni where white hasnt played c2c4. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your. Blacks chief expectation is that white will reply 3 d5, leading to benoni like central pawn structures, which is why if this defence has any accepted name, its the francobenoni.
The theoretical move order for this variation is 1. Any reference material on the francobenoni defense. This game features an opening variation that was played in a move order that you will not see in theory. In general its thought to be sound, but a bit better for the first player. The french defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves. The notheory defence, or how to meet 1 d4 if you are over 35. Members enjoy access to all archived content, including thousands of pdfs and hundreds of ebooks all free. A black defensive system by soltis, andrew and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Using the alternative name barczalarsen its rather old 1991 but i would guess theory doesnt move that quickly in the franco benoni. Modern benoni devotees are forced to play on the edge, and will often have to live with positional weaknesses andor sacrifice material to avoid being driven into passivity.
The benoni defense is a very aggressive opening that white can play against whites initial 1. Chess openings, old benoni a43, francobenoni defence. On his new dvd andrew martin shows that this little system not only attracts the elder. In the old benoni, white has to be careful not to try too hard to hold on to the extra material given up by black or he might just fall for the old. The french defence is named after a match played by correspondence between the cities of london and paris in 1834 although earlier examples of games with the opening do exist. I can only assume that from the old benoni, it is not possibile to achieve the modern benoni lines, or that there must be some other lines that are quite unfavorable for black. Franco benoni defense opening with free tools and analysis. This form has never attracted serious interest in highlevel play, though alexander alekhine defeated efim bogoljubow with it in one game of their second match, in 1934. The modern benoni defense starts usually with the moves 1. A black defensive system 9780875682402 and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. White has extra space in the centre and on the kingside and often plays for a breakthrough with f4f5. Why play a main line defence that your opponent may know well beyond move 20 when you may be able to surprise him at move two with.
Why play a main line defence that your opponent may know well beyond move 20 when you may be able to surprise him at move two with 1 e4 e6 2 d4 c5 blacks chief expectation is that white will reply 3 d5, leading to benoni like central pawn structures, which is why if this defence has. The kibitzer by tim harding anyone for the franco benoni. The notheory defence, or how to meet 1 d4 if you are over. Franco benoni defense pdf the huge advantage of the defense is that you can play it against anything. The czech benoni 1 d4 nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e5 4 nc3 d6 5 e4 nbd7 or be7 has been successfully applied by several strong gms like nisipeanu, aronian, sokolov, and others in the last few years. Pdf andrew soltis the franco, benoni defense a black. White is fooled for whatever he does, black plays toward a benoni 2c5. The franco benoni hybrids might have some unmined possibilities avoiding an early this page was last edited on 6 novemberat anyone know why its called the benoni. Moves like e3 and c3 are also okay, but theyre passive and let black get easy equality. Benoni franco sicilian defense a43 3 simultaneous pins. The benoni defence can in fact be divided into two main structures, which are very differentin concept. Francobenoni defenses no matter what white plays, black plays 1e6 making believe he is going into a french defense.
This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. The franco benoni hybrids might have some unmined possibilities avoiding an early my favorite czech benoni is polugaevskystein, im renier castellanos is an active chess player and trainer for over 10 years, have worked for chessbase and done live commentary on several major events, winner of many international tournaments. A black defensive system by andrew soltis 19940503 5. 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. The francobenoni hybrids might have some unmined possibilities avoiding an. Gunderdams two books on unusual openings in german covers it. Benoni defence black threatens to exchange the c pawn against a central pawn. The french has a reputation for solidity and resilience, although. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the opening explorer.
Benoni francosicilian defense a43 3 simultaneous pins. 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. Chess openings encyclopedia of chess openings a43 benoni defence, old benoni defence, franco benoni defence. Encyclopaedia of chess openings a00a99 portable game notation. Morphy vs a meek, a43 old benoni, 12 moves, benoni gambit accepted a43. Welcome to the modern benoni, one of the most dynamic openings in all of chess. Its rather old 1991 but i would guess theory doesnt move that quickly in. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Benoni franco benoni defense pdf the huge advantage of the defense is that you can play it against anything. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse. The old benoni may transpose to the czech benoni, but there are a few independent variations.
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