Banzai Benoni
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PGN file
1 d4 c5 2 d5(a) d6 3 c4 g6 4 e4 Bg7
  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Evaluation
  Banzai Deferred
1 Nf3
e6
Nc3(b)
Bc3
bc3
e5
Bd3
Qe7
0-0
Kd8
Rb1
h6
Re1
Nd7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  Four Pawn Attack Variation
2 f4
e5
Nc3
ef4
Bf4
Nf6
Nf3
0-0
Be2
Bg4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  Main Lines
3 Nc3
Bc3
bc3
e5!(c)
f4
Qf6
fe5
Qh4
Kd2
Qe4
ed6
Bf5
Ne2
Nf6
Ng3
Qf4
Ke1
Qe5
Kf2
Nbd7
 
 
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4  
 
 
 
Nf3
Qe7
Bd3
Kd8
0-0
Nd7
Be3
h6
Nd2
g5
Rb1
Nf6
 
 
 
 
 
 
=+
5  
 
 
 
de6
Be6
Bf4
Nc6
Qd6
Qa5
Be5
Rd8
Qc7
Qa3
Bh8
f6
Ne2
Nb4
Qd8
Kd8
 
 
=
6  
 
 
 
Bd3
Nd7
Rb1
Qe7
Ne2
h5
h4
Kd8
Be3
Nh6
f3
f6
Qb3
Kc7
Ng3
Nf7
 
 
=
7  
 
 
 
 
 
Nf3
Qe7
0-0
f6
Be3
Qg7
a4
a5
Nd2
h5
 
 
 
 
 
 
=
8  
 
 
 
 
 
f4
Qf6
Ne2
Qh4
g3
Qe7
0-0
h5
f5
gf5
ef5
Nf6
Bg5
Rg8
Bh4
Kg8
=
9  
 
 
 
 
 
Ne2
h5
h4
Nh6
Rb1
f6
Be3
Ke7
0-0
Qg8
Ng3
Kd8
 
 
 
 
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a) 2 dxc5 e6 is easy equality. White should avoid the trap 3 b4? a5 4 c3 axb4 5 cxb4 Qf6.
b) Other moves are covered in the Lazy Benoni.
c) The Open Banzai with 6 ... Qa5 and 7 ... Nf6 does not seem to equalize.