Jobava’s Benoni Defense – Fight the Anti-Benoni Systems + PGN November 13, 2025

The Benoni player’s dilemma is well-known: you prepare sharp tactical lines after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5, only to face 2.Nf3, 2.Bf4, or the slow positional grind of White’s fianchetto setup. Suddenly, your preparation seems irrelevant. But what if the Benoni’s essence—dynamic play, creative counterplay, and fighting chess—could be maintained regardless of White’s move order? This is the philosophy behind Jobava’s Benoni Defense – Fight the Anti-Benoni Systems by GM Baadur Jobava and IM Dragos Ceres, the continuation of their successful Jobava’s Ambitious Benoni Defense – Part 1.