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Modern Benoni

An unbalanced defense creating dynamic pawn majorities.

A60–A79advancedAbout 18 minutes

Key concepts

  • • pawn majorities
  • • queenside space
  • • kingside counterplay

White's plans

  • • Advance the queenside majority

Black's plans

  • • Break with b5 or f5
Start

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