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.
1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5!?
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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.
This is the Franco-Sicilian wich is better for white if he goes d5 transposingo into the Franco-Benoni
Thank you for giving necessary information and resources on this line.. !!! :)