Czech Benoni
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In the Czech Benoni, also sometimes known as the Hromadka Benoni, after Karel Hromádka, Black plays 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5. The Czech Benoni is much more solid than the Modern Benoni, but it is also more passive. The middlegames arising from this line are characterised by much manoeuvring, as White will, in most lines, play to gain space in the center and kingside, while Black looks to break with ...b7–b5 or ...f7–f5 after due preparation.
Asa Hoffman has played the line throughout his career, and produced an instructive game versus Zaderman.
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