A43 · Semi-Closed · a defense for Black
Benoni Defense: Benoni-Staunton Gambit
5/5
1.d4c52.d5f53.e4
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Benoni Defense: Benoni-Staunton Gambit4.5k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
77%3.5k48%
14%60344%
6.7%30036%
1.2%5240%
0.4%1926%
0.2%1025%
0.2%1040%
0.2%714%
0.1%550%
0.1%30%
Famous games in this line51 master games
Seirawan, Yasser (2635) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2765)Berkes, Ferenc (2702) – Tu, Hoang Thong (2428)Stefanova, Antoaneta (2495) – Miton, Kamil (2592)Schlosser, Philipp (2550) – Bischoff, Klaus (2535)Conquest, Stuart (2540) – Becerra Rivero, Julio (2530)Malaniuk, Vladimir P (2496) – Jakubiec, Artur (2524)Matros, Alexander (2385) – Ehlvest, Jaan (2620)Vaisser, Anatoli (2565) – Sarmiento Alfonso, Braulio Alfonso (2435)Heroes of this opening Seirawan, Yasser · Berkes, Ferenc · Schlosser, Philipp · Conquest, Stuart
- Family
- Benoni Defense
- Category
- Semi-Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A43
- Line
- 1. d4 c5 2. d5 f5 3. e4
GambitSharp
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The name comes from Aaron Reinganum's 1825 book 'Ben-Oni' — Hebrew for 'son of my sorrow,' reportedly written to distract himself from melancholy. Tal made the Modern Benoni a terror in the 1960s: give up the center, then let every piece point at White's queenside like an accusation.
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