lassus_dinnao wrote:
So, I usually play the old benoni, and if white pushes the pawn I want to play Nf6, hoping for benko transposition. But what if it doesn't happen? What if white plays like this
or any other non-c4 move. What are the ideas for black here?
This is LITERALLY why the Old Benoni is called the Old Benoni. It’s old, it’s outdated, and if White does this Black is essentially sunk already. Instead, play the modern move order which goes like this:
So, I usually play the old benoni, and if white pushes the pawn I want to play Nf6, hoping for benko transposition. But what if it doesn't happen? What if white plays like this
or any other non-c4 move. What are the ideas for black here?