Chess Opening Repertoire: Benoni Mayhem Chess Clocks But understanding an opening doesn't

But understanding an opening doesn't stop at memorising theory

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Bc4 Nf6) is without a doubt Black's sharpest response to the Italian Game

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Chess Opening Repertoire: Benoni Mayhem Chess Clocks But understanding an opening doesn'tOne of the sharpest lines to meet 1 d4 is the Modern Benoni (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6 4 Nc3 exd5 5 cxd5 d6). The hallmark of this opening is that Black makes the positional concession of allowing White a central majority and in return hopes for counterchances via active piece play. However, there are many other weird and wonderful ways to handle these "Benoni structures" as the very experienced chess coach and author Andrew Martin demonstrates in this