1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5!?

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KingsCrusher67

Jun 21, 2015

#21

Thank you for giving necessary information and resources on this line.. !!! :)

RicketRalph

Oct 30, 2015

#22

I played this defense out of novelty for the first time today. White played 3.d5 and I responded 3...e5 and closed the position in dutch fashion with an easy win. It reminded me of my favorite defense, the Clarendon court. Does anyone have a refutation for 3...e5? If so please let me know cause it looked at least equal to me. My main concern was 4.d6 but it seemed like whites pawn would hang.

RicketRalph

Oct 30, 2015

#23

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gourab

Dec 7, 2015

#24

A game of mine. Not essentially of high quality. I just posted it as it has Franco-Benoni variation

RicketRalph

Oct 12, 2018

#25

tmkroll wrote:

This is the Franco-Benoni. White's best move is d5.

I agree, I've played this variation a lot before and the two moves black loves to see in a benoni is c4 and Nf3. Black gets a nice diagonal via fianchetto and the Knight hampers the f pawn which white would like to utilize in this position. I also agree that transposing into the open Sicilian is a sound approach that players should take if they are not prepared for a benoni. The whole allure of the e6 c5 move order is that you can put e4 players into d4 positions so not every e4 player is going to be ready for a benoni.

Alltheusernamestaken

Oct 12, 2018

#26

This is the Franco-Sicilian wich is better for white if he goes d5 transposingo into the Franco-Benoni

MickinMD

Oct 13, 2018

#27

As White I would transpose to the French Advance, though Black's penetration on the Queenside must be handled carefully.

IM poucin

Oct 13, 2018

#28

If u like Scheveningen and Kan, why not playing 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 (a bit forced if u want to play a Kan) : u prevent Moscow variation easily and will tranpose into the line u want.

If u don't mind facing 1.e4 e6 2.d4 c5 3.d5, there is no problem with this move order.