Modern Benoni is one of the most suitable openings when you want to play for a win with Black. Being a Benoni expert himself, GM Papaioannou will share his understanding of this highly complex and exciting opening.
Modern Benoni is one of the most suitable openings when you want to play for a win with Black. Being a Benoni expert himself, GM Papaioannou will share his understanding of this highly complex and exciting opening.
In 5 lectures, GM Papaioannou will present a complete solution for Black after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 and 3.g3. In both cases, Black plays 3…c5. Against 3.Nc3, Papaioannou prefers the Nimzo-Indian Defence.
This course will make you feel comfortable in any kind of Benoni position.
Besides the theoretical aspects, GM Ioannis Papaioannou will also explain the typical positional and tactical ideas.
What you’ll learn:
You get 7.5 hours of high-level training which will provide you with the following benefits:
- A better understanding of the Benoni Structures
- A better understanding of the concept of space advantage
- Complete solution for Black
- A better feeling of the connection between the opening and the middlegame
- A better general chess understanding
- High-class Modern Benoni repertoire.
Outline:
Chapter 1. Typical Modern Benoni Strategies
Chapter 2. Lines with a Pawn on e4
Chapter 3. Lines with a Pawn on e3
Chapter 4. Fianchetto Variation
Chapter 5. 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 d5 & Concrete Theory
Chapter 6. Q&A Session
What’s Included:
- 7.5 hours of high-level training
- Access to Recordings and PGN files from the lectures
- Additional training materials related to the topics
About the Author:
GM Ioannis Papaioannou [2633 FIDE]
is a Grandmaster with a FIDE of 2633. He has been a 4-times Greek Chess Champion and is the No. 1 rated player in Greece.
