E-DVD Benoni Defense: Your Secret Weapon for Black with IM Marcin Sieciechowicz American Chess Players and positional play

and positional play

tactics and strategy etc

Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa (co-author of Bilguers "Handbuch" and a strong player in his own right) takes a critical look at Philidor as a chess author and chess player

Part 2: Torre Attack 1

E-DVD Benoni Defense: Your Secret Weapon for Black with IM Marcin Sieciechowicz American Chess Players and positional playIts super sharp and excellent to play for a win against 1. d4, but few dare to try it because its too risky and borderline dubious. Thats the Benoni Defense for you. Strategically, you give up the e pawn for a c pawn and end up allowing White with a nice spatial advantage. Then why does Black play this defense? It gives Black nice play along the b and e files and if White over commits or stretches his position too fast, Blacks pieces can immediately