Fritz Trainer: Opening: The ABC Of The Czech Benoni

Fritz Trainer: Opening: The ABC Of The Czech Benoni PC DVD learn to play chess Type: Game Platform: Windows Publisher: Chessbase Released: 2007 Media: DVD ANDREW MARTIN THE ABC OF THE C The Czech Benoni never quite made it to the top of the charts as a reply to 1 d4. r aps its e very nature of blocked central positions which put people off. Thus after 1. d4 Sf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 the first impression is that the Black position could become rather passive and its not difficult to find excellent games by White where he stifles all the life out of Black's game. Repertoire books are similarly pessimistic about Black's chances. it• it seems to me that the best Black wins have been forgotten and I'm in good company here, with players of the calibre of Nisipeanu, Ivan Sokolov, Milidanovic taking a fresh look at the opening and using the Czech Benoni with success in recent games. Thus by playing 3...e5, you angle the game into a path of YOUR choosing, which is very much the modern style an