My favorite 1.d4 response by far. D4 players are, largely, looking for a positional battle, and the Old Benoni all but drags them into tactical waters.
With White, I mainly play the English Opening and depending on Black's response, I sometimes transpose to either the Botvinnik System or the Pegasus System. With Black, I play the Scandinavian (Valencian Variation) and the Old Benoni. These openings fit my playing style and don't have too much theory. Good luck with your new repertoire!
If they see it coming and play a move like g3, there is no immediate checkmate, but you can keep building up the pressure. The next plan for Black is to castle, play b5, develop the bishop to b7, and sometimes even push f5, depending on what White does, of course. I might cover this in another Old Benoni video in the future!
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My favorite 1.d4 response by far. D4 players are, largely, looking for a positional battle, and the Old Benoni all but drags them into tactical waters.
Yes! Many 1.d4 players prefer slow, strategic, and positional games. The Benoni unleashes an all-out tactical war.
Thank You for the excellent explanation, Next Video another Old Benone variation and game examples Please.
Love this video! Really nice setups and as you mentioned in the video it is very tactical, but nevertheless exciting to learn
Thanks, yes there are many tactical lines and if white isn't careful they might lose quickly!
Great video. Thanks
YESSSSSS!!! THANK YOU VERY MUCHHHH
You're welcome! I had a great time making this video and have been working on these lines for a while. Playing this opening is so much fun!
Top channel.love the openings...And the community building on lichess.I love the english botvinnik.
Thanks! I’m working on it every day, and even more exciting things are on the way. 🙂
@@Pegasus-Chess Great! whats your go to openings in general? As i'm looking for a new complete repertoire...What do you play sir and why?
With White, I mainly play the English Opening and depending on Black's response, I sometimes transpose to either the Botvinnik System or the Pegasus System. With Black, I play the Scandinavian (Valencian Variation) and the Old Benoni. These openings fit my playing style and don't have too much theory. Good luck with your new repertoire!
@@Pegasus-Chess Interesting i think i will give them a try...
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Thanks!
Amazon video! Thank you só much!
Thank you for the nice comment, have fun with the opening!
1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.Nc3.
4:12 what if they defend the checkmate with g3?
If they see it coming and play a move like g3, there is no immediate checkmate, but you can keep building up the pressure. The next plan for Black is to castle, play b5, develop the bishop to b7, and sometimes even push f5, depending on what White does, of course. I might cover this in another Old Benoni video in the future!
The first line is just Sicilian, which does have a ton of theory. Regardless, good tips!
Thank you! The first line indeed transposes to the Sicilian. I love this line and play it in both openings.
Yesterday I randomly thought about playing c5 against d4. I didn't know it is actually called Benoni.
Haha that's the same way I figured out the Benoni existed many years ago 😂
@@Pegasus-Chess can we say that Benoni is a type of Sicilian Defense?
Some Benoni lines are similar to the Sicilian, especially those where White captures on c5 or allows Black to capture d4 with the c5 pawn.
Alekhine please….
Great suggestion! I'll definitely add it to my list for future videos 🫡
Yes alekhine defense.. Play like gm bortnyk