Thanks for this video Sam, I lost against Benoni in a club game, so thought i might check this out. At 9:11 , isnt Ndxe4 wrong for White as it loses due to Bxc3+ ? I think the correct one should be Ncxe4 so that there is no Bxc3 ideas for Black in that position.
@@rowlandsibakwe2039 There are some Modern Benoni courses you can find by GM Mihail Marin on a site called Modern Chess - Marin is great for explaining strategic concepts and ideas - but the theory might be a bit out of date. I'm not too familiar with recent books on the topic, but there is one by FM John Doknjas from everyman chess which I reckon should be pretty decent, as his book on the najdorf I liked.
Always had mixed feelings about the Benoni. Seems a very advanced opening for an intermediate player like myself. I'm going to use it as a secret sauce in case someone for some reason plays 1.Nf3 followed by 2.d4 just to throw the guy away from his prep.
This is a super helpful Benoni primer!! Thank you!
Thanks David, glad to hear so!
Amazing vid champ, keep up the good work
awesome video, the benoni really needs more love
One of the most useful chess videos ive seen in years. Thank you so much!!
Thanks for this video Sam, I lost against Benoni in a club game, so thought i might check this out. At 9:11 , isnt Ndxe4 wrong for White as it loses due to Bxc3+ ? I think the correct one should be Ncxe4 so that there is no Bxc3 ideas for Black in that position.
Yeah I guess since after...Bxc3+ bxc3 Rxe4+ Be2 Black has ...Bg4 that probably Ncxe4 is the correct capture
Excellent video, thanks!
Thank you for this video its very very helpful to understand :)
Hey Sam, the Discord link is broken I would like to join
Hey, try this: discord.gg/qnaagama
Hello, can you make this for the Czech Benoni??
I might, but the Czech Benoni is quite a dodgy opening in general haha
Salute to you
Any book for the Benoni Sir?
what level are you?
@@SamAsakaChess Master level or GM level sir
@@rowlandsibakwe2039 There are some Modern Benoni courses you can find by GM Mihail Marin on a site called Modern Chess - Marin is great for explaining strategic concepts and ideas - but the theory might be a bit out of date. I'm not too familiar with recent books on the topic, but there is one by FM John Doknjas from everyman chess which I reckon should be pretty decent, as his book on the najdorf I liked.
Always had mixed feelings about the Benoni. Seems a very advanced opening for an intermediate player like myself. I'm going to use it as a secret sauce in case someone for some reason plays 1.Nf3 followed by 2.d4 just to throw the guy away from his prep.