In this video I will teach you a good and simple opening for the white pieces against the Benoni defense. This will include not only moves for white, but also main strategies, plans, ideas, tricks and traps.
The Benoni Defense is a fighting way for Black to respond to White's 1.d4. The Benoni is a common opening among club-level players and an excellent weapon for aggressive players. The Benoni Defense is a chess opening characterized by an early reply of ...c5 against White's opening move 1.d4. Most commonly, it is reached by the sequence: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5

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00:00 Intro
00:50 Main Plans and Strategies For Both Sides (IMPORTANT)
03:19 Our set-up -
4:14 9..Re8 (without a6)
06:23 9..a6
09:12 Almost Novelty