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Chess opening
The Modern Benoni is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 After the initial moves, Black proceeds to capture on d5
Modern_Benoni
Chess opening
The Benoni Defense, or simply the Benoni, is a chess opening characterized by an early reply of ...c5 against White's opening move 1.d4. The original form
Benoni_Defense
Chess opening
Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-394-2 Hall, John and Cartier, Jan R (1996): Modern King's Indian Attack: A complete System for White, Dallas Texas, Hays Publishing
King's_Indian_Attack
Chess pattern of development
type of fianchetto, seen in the Sicilian Dragon, Pirc Defence, Modern Defence, Modern Benoni, Grünfeld Defence, Nimzo-Indian, and King's Indian Defence,
Fianchetto
Chess opening
if White plays 3.g3. 3...c5 4.d5 exd5 (or 4...d6) transposes to the Modern Benoni. 3...Nc6 transposes to the Black Knights' Tango. 3.Nf3 a6 prepares for
Indian_Defence
Configuration of pawns on a chessboard
e5-pawn to work on. Openings: Primary: Modern Benoni, King's Indian Defence, Ruy Lopez. Other: Italian Game, Modern Defense, Queen's Indian Defense, Trompowsky
Pawn_structure
Chess opening
The Modern Defense (also known as the Robatsch Defense) is a hypermodern chess opening which usually starts with the opening moves: 1. e4 g6 Black allows
Modern_Defense
Chess game played by Garry Kasparov
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Kasparov's_Immortal
Chess opening
Volga Gambit) is a chess opening characterised by the move 3...b5 in the Benoni Defence arising after: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 Black sacrifices a pawn
Benko_Gambit
Chess opening
followed by e4. Black stakes out their own claim to the centre with the Benoni-style ...c5, or ...e5. If White resolves the central pawn tension with d5
King's_Indian_Defence
Match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky
best move, 41...Bd3+! It was Fischer's first-ever win against Spassky. Modern Benoni: Classical Main Line (ECO A77) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5
World_Chess_Championship_1972
Chess opening
the game. The former line resembles a Benoni Defense with the colors reversed. Similarly to Black in the Benoni, White usually fianchettoes the kingside
Réti_Opening
Chess-playing automaton hoax (1770–1854)
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Mechanical_Turk
Chess game played in London in 1851
Kieseritzky. Although both players made moves that are regarded as unsound by modern players, the game is appreciated as an example of the Romantic school of
Immortal_Game
Chess opening
but White maintains advantage after 9.d6! This move is preferred by most modern masters, winning a pawn and avoiding the complications that arise after
Traxler_Counterattack
Chess opening
side lines. 2...c5, the Franco-Benoni Defence, is so-called because it features the c7–c5 push characteristic of the Benoni Defence. White may continue 3
French_Defence
Game piece for playing chess
(the fairy chess piece Ferz). The modern bishop's movement was popularized in the 14th and 15th centuries, and the modern queen was popularized in the 15th
Chess_piece
Chess opening
been called the Aleppo Gambit in his honor. During the early period of modern chess, queen pawn openings were not in fashion, and the Queen's Gambit did
Queen's_Gambit
Chess opening
gives Black the option to play an improved Modern Benoni, as White's kingside fianchetto systems against the Benoni are not very critical for Black. White
Catalan_Opening
Chess opening
1606 (Polerio's last sign of life, see: Peter Monté The Classical Era of Modern Chess (McFarland 2014), p. 273) Edwards, Jon. Chess is Fun: The Fried Liver
Fried_Liver_Attack
Open-source online chess platform
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Lichess
Reference work on chess openings
article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. English Opening Benoni Defence Dutch Defence Réti Opening Benko Gambit Old Indian Defence Bird's
Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
Encyclopaedia_of_Chess_Openings
Index of articles associated with the same name
the Nimzo-Indian Defense, 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 Nc6 In the Modern Benoni, 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+
Taimanov_Variation
Chess opening
most modern authorities to be a comparatively weak mode of play." Freeborough and Ranken, in their treatise Chess Openings: Ancient and Modern (1889
Sicilian_Defence
Chess opening
between Wilhelm Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort which introduced the first modern ideas in this opening. Black's play had, until then, centred on holding
Queen's_Gambit_Accepted
Chess opening
and Kovačević to be the most critical line. The Rapport–Jobava System, a modern development named after grandmasters Richárd Rapport and Baadur Jobava,
London_System
Chess piece
able to move or capture only one step diagonally. The queen acquired its modern move in Spain in the 15th century. This article uses algebraic notation
Queen_(chess)
Internet chess server
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Chess.com
Reference book first published in 1911
Modern Chess Openings (usually called MCO) is a reference book on chess openings, first published in 1911 by the British players Richard Clewin Griffith
Modern_Chess_Openings
Chess opening
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Tennison_Gambit
Chess opening
called the Anti-Benoni, since these positions are often reached after the transposition 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3, where White avoided the Benoni Defense that
English_Opening
Chess opening
Chessgames.com. Retrieved 2009-04-13. Nimzo & Benoni Update November 2007 Chesspublishing.com, John Emms Nimzo & Benoni Update September 2008 Chesspublishing
Queen's_Indian_Defense
List of codes used to classify chess openings
b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.e4 A60 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 Modern Benoni A61 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6 1.d4 Nf6
List_of_ECO_codes
Style of chess, 18th to 19th century
closed game. This domination ushered in a new age of chess known as the "Modern", or Classical school. During the 1930s, Nazi Germany co-opted chess as
Romantic_chess
Chess opening
Variation) 6.Bd3 (traditional line) 6.Nd2 (Tartakower Variation) 6.Qe2 (modern line) 4...Nf6 5.Nc3 (Four Knights Game, Scotch Variation, by transposition)
Scotch_Game
corresponded to a material value of 0.01 of a pawn; however, the strongest modern engines no longer rate pawns as worth 1.[better source needed] central control
Glossary_of_chess
Chess opening
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Nimzowitsch_Defence
Chess opening
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Nimzowitsch–Larsen_Attack
Chess opening
and Fritz Sämisch. Four years later, the editors of the Fourth Edition of Modern Chess Openings (MCO-4) wrote: Nothing is more indicative of the iconoclastic
Alekhine's_Defence
Chess opening
has also been called the Smyslov Variation, the Karpov Variation, and the Modern Variation. The short-term goal of 4...Nd7 is to ease development by the
Caro–Kann_Defence
Chess piece
king has castled on that side of the board. There are nonetheless some modern opening lines where a fianchettoed bishop is given up for a knight in order
Bishop_(chess)
1982 video game
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1K_ZX_Chess
Chess opening
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Albin_Countergambit
Chess opening
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Barnes_Opening
Chess opening
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Slav_Defense
Chess opening
ISBN 0-19-280049-3. Mednis, Edmar (June 1990). "Move orders in the opening: The Modern Master's Tool". Chess Life. United States Chess Federation: 14–16. Keene
Zukertort_Opening
Game of chess via postal system or e-mail
the accuracy of machines". Due to the accuracy and defensive abilities of modern engines, the draw rate of correspondence games is very high compared to
Correspondence_chess
Chess opening
the most popular, reputable, and deeply studied of all chess openings. Modern Chess Openings calls it the "Cadillac" or "Rolls-Royce" of chess openings
Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Najdorf_Variation
Chess opening
World Champion Wilhelm Steinitz did not approve of the move, writing in The Modern Chess Instructor (1889) that it drives the bishop to a better square. Steinitz's
Ruy_Lopez
Chess opening
Bd6 is strong for Black. Another popular response is 1...g6, a sort of Modern Defence, which may transpose into a reversed Dutch Defence (if Black plays
Bird's_Opening
Chess opening
Lemberger Countergambit (3.Nc3 e5), which was common at the time. The evolved, modern form of this gambit owes much to the German master Emil Josef Diemer (1908–1990)
Blackmar–Diemer_Gambit
Chess opening
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Grob's_Attack
Chess opening
Nf6 the Two Knights Defence. The mere fact that in this book I follow the modern trend by lumping them together and calling 3.Bc4 the Italian Game, is sadly
Italian_Game
Advantage of White over Black in chess
asserted that with best play White wins against the Grünfeld Defense, the Modern Benoni, the Benko Gambit and other (unnamed) "major defences", and achieves
First-move_advantage_in_chess
Chess opening
d5 This opening was featured in the first documented chess game with the modern queen and bishop moves, in the 15th century Catalan poem Scachs d'amor.
Scandinavian_Defense
Chess opening
early variation is so old it features a move no longer possible under the modern rules of chess (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.d4 Qh4+ 4.g3 fxg3 5.Ke1-g2). The opening
King's_Gambit
Chess opening
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nf3 b5 The gambit is a variation of the Benoni Defense. Many other move orders are possible. The following common alternative
Blumenfeld_Gambit
Chess opening
with 5.Re1) of the entire Berlin Defence and is extensively analysed. The modern consensus is that Black can hold the endgame with accurate play. The endgame
Berlin_Defence
Chess opening
Old Indian type of position after 4.d5, with 3...c5, which may lead to a Benoni type of position after 4.d5 or transpose to Prins Variation of the Sicilian
Pirc_Defence
Chess opening
...d5 and places his dark-squared bishop on d6. This setup, termed the Modern Stonewall, has remained more popular than the traditional early ...Be7.
Dutch_Defence
Library with collection related to chess
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Chess_libraries
Chess opening
Chess Informant. p. 175, n. 16. ISBN 86-7297-035-7. Korn, Walter (1982). Modern Chess Openings (12th ed.). David McKay Company, Inc. p. 110. ISBN 0-679-13500-6
Danish_Gambit
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List_of_chess_grandmasters
System of points scoring in the game of chess
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Chess_scoring
Chess opening
Be2 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.Be3 0-0 10.Qd2 Be6 11.Rc1 Qa5 12.f3 Rfc8. A more modern alternative plan is to play ...a5, ...a4, and ...Qa5, where Black undermines
Sicilian Defence, Accelerated Dragon
Sicilian_Defence,_Accelerated_Dragon
Azerbaijani chess grandmaster (1986–2014)
At the peak of his playing career, he revived the fortunes of the Modern Benoni, an opening that had become unpopular at the top level of chess, and
Vugar_Gashimov
Service to play, discuss, and view chess over the internet
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Internet_Chess_Server
Finding an optimal algorithm for playing chess
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Solving_chess
Chess opening
edition of Modern Chess Openings, concludes that the Bishop's Opening leads to equality with best play by both sides, and notes that, "Among modern players
Bishop's_Opening
Chess opening
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Durkin_Opening
Items used to play a game of chess
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Chess_equipment
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Human–computer_chess_matches
Russian chess grandmaster (1926–2016)
Opening variations are named after Taimanov in the Sicilian Defence, Modern Benoni and Nimzo-Indian Defence. He wrote books on two of his named variations
Mark_Taimanov
Initial moves of a chess game
possible but riskier; it is typically met with 3.d5. 3...e6 leads to the Modern Benoni, an attempt by Black to unbalance the position and gain active piece
Chess_opening
Chess opening
counter play for Black has made the main line of the Orthodox a backwater in modern practice. Alternative lines for Black include 9...b5, kicking White's bishop
Queen's_Gambit_Declined
Chess opening
quiet 4.d3 is White's most common fourth move. It is sometimes called the Modern Bishop's Opening,, being commonly reached from the Bishop's Opening via
Two_Knights_Defense
Chess opening
Gambit. Caissa Chess Books. ASIN B000BP8XSK. Langrock, Hannes (2006). The Modern Morra Gambit. Russell Enterprises. ISBN 1-888690-32-1. Esserman, Marc (2012)
Smith–Morra_Gambit
Chess tournament
Champions, the field was considered the strongest of any blitz tournament in modern history. Heading into the event, two-time World Champion Tigran Petrosian
World Blitz Chess Championship
World_Blitz_Chess_Championship
Chess engine
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Junior_(chess_program)
Chess opening
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Old_Indian_Defense
Chess opening
(Blackburne Attack) 4...Nd4 (Rubinstein Variation) 5.Ba4 (main line) 5.Bc4 (modern line) 5.Nxd4 exd4 (Exchange Variation) 5.0-0 (Henneberger Variation) 5.Nxe5
Four_Knights_Game
Chess opening
Harikrishna, Krishnan Sasikiran and Jan Timman. The Torre Attack is rarely met in modern top-flight play as a "Go-to or Primary" system, and statistics suggest that
Torre_Attack
English chess grandmaster (1933–2021)
defeated then-World Champion Mikhail Tal with the white pieces in a Modern Benoni: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Bd3 Bg7 8.Nge2
Jonathan_Penrose
Leader of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944
Henri Philippe Benoni Omar Joseph Pétain (French: [filip petɛ̃]; 24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), also known as Marshal Pétain (French: maréchal Pétain,
Philippe_Pétain
Chess opening
much like Tarrasch, dismissed the Alapin with "2...P-Q4!=." Walter Korn, Modern Chess Openings, 11th Edition (commonly referred to as MCO-11), Pitman Publishing
Sicilian Defence, Alapin Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Alapin_Variation
Computer chess competition
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World Computer Chess Championship
World_Computer_Chess_Championship
Austrian-American chess player (1836–1900)
unveiled a new "positional" style of play which was to become the basis of modern chess. He tied for first place with Blackburne, ahead of Anderssen, Samuel
Wilhelm_Steinitz
Chess opening
also frequently seen in contemporary practice. De Firmian, Nick (1999). Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. Random House Puzzles & Games. ISBN 0-8129-3084-3
Grünfeld_Defence
Chess opening
ISBN 0-02-033991-7. Owen's Defence is "viewed by theory as unreliable". Nick de Firmian, Modern Chess Openings, 15th edition, Random House Puzzles & Games, 2008, p. 385
Owen's_Defence
First official World Chess Championship match
(16½/22) and Mikhail Chigorin (16/22). In many respects, the event resembled a modern-day Candidates Tournament, in that most of the world's leading players took
World_Chess_Championship_1886
Chess opening
powerful English Attack. Many modern chess software programs, such as HIARCS, still play ...a6 early on, despite the fact that "modern" often precludes the line
Sicilian Defence, Scheveningen Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Scheveningen_Variation
Chess opening
sharp and dynamic play. It is typically only used as a surprise weapon by modern players. The move c3 supports a later d4 push and also enables early development
Ponziani_Opening
Chess opening
to play 4...c5, after which White's most common move is 5.d5 to reach a Benoni-style position, and Black's main replies are 5...b5, 5...0-0, 5...Bxc3+
Nimzo-Indian_Defence
Chess opening
and with a safer king. After 6...Be7 7.0-0 Nc6, 8.Nbd2 and 8.Nc3 are two modern tries for White that have emerged. After 6...Be7 7.0-0, 7...0-0 is an option
Petrov's_Defence
Chess opening
.b5 or the quieter 7...e6. The latter can transpose into the Modern Benoni. The modern alternative 5...0-0 6.Nf3 Na6!? aims at sacrificing a pawn with
King's Indian Defence, Four Pawns Attack
King's_Indian_Defence,_Four_Pawns_Attack
Chess opening
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Baltic_Defense
Table on which to play chess
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Chess_table
Composed chess endgame position
studies predate the modern form of chess. Shatranj studies exist in manuscripts from the 9th century, and the earliest treatises on modern chess by the likes
Endgame_study
Beauty in chess
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Chess_aesthetics
Chess opening
behind the Vienna Game was to play a delayed King's Gambit with f4, but in modern play White often adopts a more quiet approach, such as by playing 3.Bc4
Vienna_Game
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