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Old Benoni Defence

Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...c5/2. d5/2...e5

Old Benoni Defence
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5

Old Benoni Defence

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2...e5

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Commonly played here is either 3.e4 or 3.c4, reinforcing the center. It would be ill-advised for White to capture en passant.

Theory table

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1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5

3 4 5 6
e4
d6
Nc3
Be7
Nf3
Bg4
h3
Bxf3
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References

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  • Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
  • Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. 1999. Nick de Firmian, Walter Korn. ISBN 0-8129-3084-3.
  • Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.


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