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In the modern benoni defense 1.d4 Nf6 1.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.dxe6 what should be the white responce?

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White should play 4. Nc3 and let Black exchange on d5: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 and now White can play a lot of different moves (Nf3, f4, Bd3, h3, Be2, Bg5 etc.)