[Event "modern benoni: Strategic ideas for White"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/UzxIPZeu/hDv6HATI"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/realhercules"] [FEN "r1b1r1k1/p4pbp/1q1p1np1/1pnP4/2p1PB2/P1N2N1P/1PB2PP1/R2QR1K1 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2020.07.21"] [UTCTime "14:12:40"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/UzxIPZeu/hDv6HATI"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e5! dxe5 2. Nxe5 Bb7?! 3. Qf3 { When White achieves full development he will have a great grip on the centre and his space advantage will count. Therefore Black now becomes a little panicky. The best option was to admit to the mistake and defend a worse position. But no, Black tries for counterplay all the same. Sound psychology, but a bad move. } 3... b4? { White just wins a pawn. } 4. Nxc4 Qa6 5. axb4 Qxc4 6. bxc5 Qxc5 7. Rxe8+ Rxe8 8. Ba4 (8. Be3! { was even stronger. }) 8... Rc8 9. Rd1 h6?! (9... Qb4 { was better, still with a bad position. }) 10. Bxh6 { Now White just wins. } 10... Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxh6 12. Nf6+ Kg7 13. Qxb7 Kxf6 14. Rd7 Qc1+ 15. Bd1 { 1-0 } *