Stockfish 16 shows a NEW Concept for BLACK in the Benoni Defense!

[@36AccountsBlockedRIP]

The king march anticipating Zugzwang was as majestic as it was dirty. I find this positional strategic wizardry even more entertaining and insightful than the finest tactical sequences. That's what so great about these tournaments and your commentary of course.

[@Jaylooker]

That Nd6 idea with the pawns on e5 and c5 closes the center and allows black to carry out a kingside pawn storm similar to the King’s Indian Defense. The ending was nice with Stockfish restraining white’s knight from any movement for a single pawn and doing a king march to out stretch white’s passive defenders.

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

Brilliant from the fish and great from you Josip. I think i can try this one at the club next week. Thank you sir.

[@maheshpadaya3376]

Mikhail Tal were playing similar lines in Benoni with black pieces.

[@jonshive5482]

No doubt ...b6 is a novelty in that particular variation but even this humble 1800 player has used it. What's instructive is the ...Ne8/ ...Ne5 2.Nxe5 dxe5 followed by ...Nd6 maneuver to initiate chances Q-side. Very neat stuff. Thanks for providing this!

[@gheffz]

Just a beautiful "standard" SF game!!! Yes, the Pawns to A6 and B6 where very pre-emptive moves/preparation that opened up white's offense and defense like a can of cat food. Loved the king walk into attack, as well.

[@Swagtorian]

SF literally converted the benoni into some benko gambit at the middle game

[@Lord_Volkner]

I love watching these engine games. They think so far outside the box because they don't even realize there is a box.

[@peterfredriksson1857]

Would be nice if Modern Benoni still will be playable, at least on club level. In my youth I managed to beat a few +2000 rated with that dynamic opening. ❤️👍

[@prussianblue14]

what if instead of trading on e5 the horse white goes for Nd2 following f4 straight away ?

[@Jozarovschesschannel]

There is this plan for black with g5 I think it is the main idea for black to keep a grip on dark squares

[@FloydMaxwell]

3803 rating for the fish !

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Incredible rating

[@cjsm1006]

Amazing game!

[@jaybingham3711]

Fish on fish violence!

[@furkankarakaya26]

Computer chess is more interesting and instructive than human chess at this point

[@builderphill1361]

It's interesting to watch yeah, but realistically it's not instructive as you can never analyze the millions of lines and variations like the fish and other engines

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Of course Computers are going to be more precise and more creative than humans they’re programmed to be super efficient

[@maheshpadaya3376]

True.

[@maheshpadaya3376]

Nezhmetdinov, tartakowar, Rubinstein, Tal had played like today engines those days.

[@saimon174666]

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[@davidc5191]

So does Stockfish invent the Benoni Defense all on its own or did you set up the opening first and then let the computer start play at a certain point? If so, then when did the computer start thinking on its own?

[@Badbentham]

I would assume the position before the novelty was chosen as the tabiya for the match.

[@cz19856]

A computer would never play c5 against d4

[@hamdanebelkacem4825]

First comment 😅