Benongrad Analysis

1. d4 c5 2. d5

(2. dc5 and others - see the Benoni Declined)

f5 3. Nc3 "A. Main Line"

(3. e4 "B. Hudy Gambit"
This push can also be played a move later.

(3. c4 "C. Dutch Variations"
White heads for a book Leningrad Dutch.

(3. g4!? "D. Lenosisi Gambit"


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An attempt at refutation. fg4 4. e4 d6 (Nf6? 5. e5)
5. Nc3 Nf6 6. h3 g6 7. Be2 gh3


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I confess that I don't know what the correct
evaluation is. This line needs testing.)

"3. c4 Leningrad Var." After g6 4. g3 Bg7
5. Bg2 Nf6


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There are two main variations, depending on
where white develops the king's knight.

6. Nf3 "C1. Leningrad with Nf3"

(6. Nh3 "C2. Leningrad with Nh3"

0-0 7. Nc3 d6 8. Nf4 Na6 9. 0-0 Nc7=

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) 0-0 7. 0-0 d6 8. Nc3 Na6=

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fe4 4. Nc3 Nf6

5. Bg5 "B1. Hudy Gambit with Bg5"

( 5. f3 "B2. Hudy Gambit w/o Bg5"

ef3 6. Nf3 g6=+

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7. Bc4 d6 (Bg7) 8. 0-0 a6 9. a4 Bg4 (Bg7) 10. Bg5
Nbd7 11. h3 Bf3 12. Qf3 Ne5 13. Qe2 Bg7=+ Doug
Sailor - Ed Wilson Mechanics Inst., 1997)
Qb6 (d6 6. Qd2 Qa5 (g6!?) 7. Bf6 ef6 8. f3 Be7
(ef3!) 9. fe4 0-0 10. Nf3 Nd7 = Hudy - Tompa,
Hungary 1969. Is this the earliest game with
the Benongrad?)

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6. Rb1 ( 6. Qd2? (6. Na4 (6. Qc1 (6. b3 d6 7. Bf6
ef6 8. Ne4 Be7 (Qb4 9. Nd2 g6 10. Ngf3 Bg7=+ 11.
Qe2? Kf7) 9. Bd3 f5 10. Ng3 0-0=+) g6 7. Bf6 ef6
8. Ne4 Bg7) Qa5 7. c3 d6-) Qb2 ( g6 (d6) 7. Bf6
ef6 8. Ne4 f5 9. Nc3 Bg7 (Qb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11.
Nb5 Qa2 12. Rd1 Na6 13. Qc3 Rg8 14. Ra1-+) 10.
0-0-0 0-0=) 7. Rb1 Qa3 8. Nb5ß Qa2 9. Rd1 Na6-)
d6 (g6· 7. Bf6 ef6 8. Ne4 Bg7=+) 7. Bf6 ef6 8. Ne4
Qb4 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Qe2ß Kf7=+

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Black can get an edge against the Hudy gambit.)

Back to the Main Line:

Nf6 4. Bg5 "A1 Main Line with Bg5"

(4. Nf3 "A2 Main Line with Nf3"

(4. Nh3 "A3 Main Line with Nh3"

(4. e4 fe4 transposes into the Hudy Gambit "B1")
g6 5. f3 (5. g3) Bg7 6. Nf2 (6. e4) 0-0= 7. e4 e5
8. ef5 gf5 9. d6õ Ed-Bill Blitz 1997) g6 5. e3
Bg7 6. Be2 0-0 7. 0-0= is rather passive play by white.)

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Qb6 (d6) 5. Rb1 (5. Qc1 (5. Bf6 (5. Qd2ß Qb2·Æ
WRO 6. Rb1 Qa3 7. Nb5? Qa2-) Qf6 6. e3
Lputian-Tukmakov, Tilburg 1994 CI61/58d6
(e5¶) 7. Bb5 Nd7õ) g6=+ 6. Nf3 Bg7) g6 6. Nh3 Bg7=+

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7. f3 (7. g3 0-0 8. Bg2 h6 (d6 (e5 9. de6 de6) 9. 0-0
Na6õ) 9. Bf6 Qf6 10. Nb5 Na6 (Qb6) 11.d6 e6õ Ed
Wilson - Bill Orton, Blitz 1997) h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Bf2 Qa5 10. Qd2 0-0 11. a3 d6-

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Black stands well.

Benongrad Pages
ECO A43

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Revised 8/4/97. Hogeye Bill's home page; chess page