What do you do when they decline the benko?

 
14th August 2009, 08:50pm
#1
by ericmittens
London, ON Canada
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1857

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?

14th August 2009, 09:22pm
#2
by ZekesGhost
Jackson, Michigan United States
Member Since: Apr 2009
Member Points: 601

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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