A71 · Indian · a defense for Black
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Averbakh-Grivas Attack
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3c54.d5exd55.cxd5d66.Nc3g67.e4Bg78.Bg5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Averbakh-Grivas Attack116k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
68%79k55%
9.9%11k52%
9.5%11k55%
5%5.8k56%
4.4%5.1k52%
1.4%1.6k52%
1.2%1.4k51%
0.3%31149%
0.1%15849%
0.1%11942%
Famous games in this line323 master games
Rychagov, A. (2549) – Sevian, Samuel (2703)Gozzoli, Y. (2604) – Gupta, Ab (2609)Vaganian, Rafael A (2555) – Hort, Vlastimil (2620)Kavalek, Lubomir (2540) – Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2620)Banikas, Hristos (2572) – Shabalov, Alexander (2585)Gulko, Boris F (2585) – Savon, Vladimir A (2540)Hort, Vlastimil (2620) – Boensch, Uwe (2490)Vasquez Schroder, Rodrigo Rafael (2521) – Kovacevic, Aleksandar (2582)Heroes of this opening Sevian, Samuel · Gozzoli, Y. · Kavalek, Lubomir · Banikas, Hristos
- Family
- Benoni Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A71
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Bg5
SharpAggressive
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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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