Chessmate

Modern Benoni · White

Classical Main Line, ...a6 and ...Bg4 (A70)

Claim central space and open the route for the c1-bishop. This repertoire meets the Benoni directly rather than avoiding it.

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Modern Benoni · BlackDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO A61–A74

Sample line with full explanations: Classical Main Line, ...Bg4 and ...Ne8.

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ECO A60–A70

Every one of these lines is explained move by move in the app — with recall practice and spaced review.

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  1. Classical Main Line, ...a6 and ...Bg4Sample

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Bg4 11. Bf4 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Qe7 13. Re1 Nbd7 14. Be2 Rfe8 15. Qd2

  2. Classical Main Line, ...Bg4 and ...Re8

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Bg4 11. Bf4 Re8 12. Nd2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2

  3. Classical Main Line, Nd2 and the e5 Blockade

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. a4 Ne5 12. Qc2

  4. Classical Main Line, the Queenside Knight Route

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Na6 11. f3 Nc7 12. a4 b6 13. Nc4 Ba6 14. Bf4

  5. Classical Main Line, the Ra3 Rook Lift

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. a4 Ne5 12. Ra3

  6. Early ...Bg4 Sideline, Qa4+ and Nd2

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Qa4+ Nbd7 9. Nd2

  7. Classical Tactic, Punishing ...Nxe4

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Bg4 11. Bf4 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Qe7 13. Re1 Nbd7 14. Be2 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Qxe4 16. Bxd6