My Modern Benoni preparations came into use again 18 months later, when we played a match against a visiting side from Iceland. — PCRL
Modern Benoni, Taimanov Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+ Nfd7 9. a4 O-O 10. Nf3 Re8
Not a good move. To capture the Pawn, Black would give up his Bg7 and seriously weaken his K-side, and so the Nd7 is needlessly pinned.
[Better is 10...Na6]
11. O-O Na6 12. f5!
without Ne5, Black will end up cramped. White's attack looks good.
12...Nb4 13. Bg5 Qc7
[13...f6 14. Bf4 a6 15. Bc4 Ne5 16. Nxe5 fxe5 17. Bg3! leaves White a promising game: the Bg7 is blocked in, the King's-side Pawns look loose, and ...b5 is not playable. ]
14. f6 Bf8 15. Qd2 Qd8 16. Bh6 Qxf6
[16...Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Qxf6 18. Ng5 Qg7 19. Qxg7+ Kxg7 20. Rxf7+ Kh6 21. h4 and White threatens to win a piece on d7 and mate on h7. ]
17. e5
17...Rxe5
[17...Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Qg7 19. Qxg7+ Kxg7 20. Ng5 also wins comfortably]
[17...dxe5 18. Ne4 Qb6 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Bxd7 Bxd7 21. Nxe5 with Qh6 and Nf6+]
18. Nxe5 Bxh6 19. Rxf6 Bxd2 20. Nxd7 a6 21. Nb6 1-0
[Notes by Peter Lane]