What does everyone do when white refuses to allow the benko with 3.d5?
3.d5 is of course theoretically the best move but some people like to play maroczy systems with 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4. Personally I've just settled for playing a hedgehog structure but it can be hard to generate winning chances in structures like that. Lately I've been looking at the Kasparov gambit with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5!? 5.Nb5 d5! 6.cxd5 Bc5
Also, some people avoid the benko altogether with 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 when a benko is no longer possible. Any suggestions?
I usually allow them to take the c-pawn and usually recapture with the Q, usually after Qa5. This leads to all sorts of stuff that I usually get into more often than the Benko.
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