An invention from the 80's this is characterised by 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6. The plan is usually similar to the Blumenfeld Gambit eg. 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 b5 but 6.e4 b4 7.e5 is thought to give white a good advantage. An alternative line runs 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 a6 when 4.Nc3 can be met by b5 5.cxb5 axb5 transposing to a Zaitsev Benko. If 4.a4 black gets a type of Benoni in which he tries to prove that the early a4 and a6 are to his advantage - but this is not easy to do.
Dzindzi Indian
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Feb 3, 2017
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I was under the impression it was 1.g6 with ideas of taking the knight on c3
Feb 3, 2017
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#4
Well I give you my understanding of it anyway. Perhaps others will clarify.
Feb 3, 2017
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Strangemover wrote:
An invention from the 80's this is characterised by 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6. The plan is usually similar to the Blumenfeld Gambit eg. 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 b5 but 6.e4 b4 7.e5 is thought to give white a good advantage. An alternative line runs 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 a6 when 4.Nc3 can be met by b5 5.cxb5 axb5 transposing to a Zaitsev Benko. If 4.a4 black gets a type of Benoni in which he tries to prove that the early a4 and a6 are to his advantage - but this is not easy to do.
Not correct. SuirenBoid is, though:
Exchanging the DSB for White's knight to damage pawn structure and follow up with ...f5 to fight for e4 defines the opening. Developed by Dzindzichashvili.
Feb 3, 2017
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#7
Strangemover, I also definitely remember Dzindzi inventing some ...a6 Indian defense.
Feb 3, 2017
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#8
I remember what I stated written in one of my books I'm sure. But the guys are definitely correct about the g6 Bxc3 stuff as I Googled it and all the references seem to be about that line. Perhaps my reference was older and the Dzindzi Indian term has now been officially given to the more recent and relevant line.
Feb 3, 2017
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#10
Yes I was trying to remember the a6 thing too, I remember myself thinking it was that, both quite innovative
Yes, I too was searching for the a6 line when googling this, and also remember the book reference related by @strangemover
Mar 30, 2020
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#12
If memory serves me right, I believe I quit this years ago because of the gambit line, 6.e4.
Henley wrote two books on this, but the format and editing is hot garbage!
Strangemover wrote:
An invention from the 80's this is characterised by 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6. The plan is usually similar to the Blumenfeld Gambit eg. 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 b5 but 6.e4 b4 7.e5 is thought to give white a good advantage. An alternative line runs 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 a6 when 4.Nc3 can be met by b5 5.cxb5 axb5 transposing to a Zaitsev Benko. If 4.a4 black gets a type of Benoni in which he tries to prove that the early a4 and a6 are to his advantage - but this is not easy to do.
when i played this, it showed the dzindzi indian. the other one, it showed the pterodactyl defense. i think that was called the dzindi indian before and just renamed. somebody please clarify if i am wrong.
Hi all
Does anyone know much about the Dzindzi Indian? seems like quite an odd opening but not all that easy to meet.