The Benoni has long been a choice of aggressive players who are willing to take a bit of a risk as Black in order to get a complex fight against White’s 1 d4 (and 2 c4). As that implies, the book aims to provide Black with a repertoire against all lines that White can employ against the Modern Benoni, rather than an exhaustive analysis of all lines by both sides. The Modern Benoni, by John Doknjas, is another book in Everyman’s “Opening Repertoire” series.
While reading you are continually challenged to answer probing questions – a method that greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of chess knowledge.” The format is ideal for the chessplayer keen to improve their game. With thorough variations and explanations on pawn structures and piece placement, this book provides insight for both strong masters and less experienced players alike.
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Each annotated game has valuable lessons on how to play the opening and contains instructive commentary on typical middlegame plans. In this book, FIDE Master John Doknjas examines all aspects of this highly complex opening and provides the reader with well-researched, fresh, and innovative analysis. This places White and under immediate pressure as any inaccurate moves can prove to be disastrous.
However, in return, Black gains the opportunity for tremendously dynamic counterplay. In the main line variations Black allows White to have a preponderance of central pawns which, traditionally, grants the first player the advantage. “The Modern Benoni is just about the most aggressive method that Black can choose to counter White’s 1 d4. This is his third book for Everyman Chess. He has won seven national titles for his age and tied for 1st in the 2019 U18 North American Youth Chess Championship. Generally, we are all witnessing an extremely high level of preparation and accuracy, with Magnus not being able to take the lead, and Nepo pushing safely to the tiebreaks, where he is even more comfortable.Ĭhess enthusiasts couldn’t hide their frustration nor for the Opening, which was listed in the chess manuscripts of the late 1500s, nor for the fourth consecutive and almost indifferent draw.John Doknjas is a FIDE Master from Canada who has enjoyed success competing internationally. “That’s the state of modern chess,” Carlsen said on this matter. What the World Champion had in mind was some ‘Insanely complicated’ positions that could have resulted from his new idea on move 18, but Nepo’s choices prevented them. GM Fabiano Caruana has used this opening as one of his most reliable ways to draw against the World Champion.īefore the beginning of the Championship, Carlsen had openly stated that he would push through the first games, but as we can see this didn’t work out quite accurately. The – also called – Russian Defence was also 2018 Challenger’s choice. The Challenger decided to start the game with the Petroff, a solid opening which he used at the Candidates Tournament against GM Wang Hao, and eventually, it won him the tournament.