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)20220–1Gozzoli, Y. (2604)Gupta, Ab (2609)20191–0Vaganian, Rafael A (2555)Hort, Vlastimil (2620)1978½–½Kavalek, Lubomir (2540)Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2620)19761–0Banikas, Hristos (2572)Shabalov, Alexander (2585)20081–0Gulko, Boris F (2585)Savon, Vladimir A (2540)19771–0Hort, Vlastimil (2620)Boensch, Uwe (2490)19781–0Vasquez Schroder, Rodrigo Rafael (2521)Kovacevic, Aleksandar (2582)20100–1
Heroes of this opening Sevian, Samuel · Gozzoli, Y. · Kavalek, Lubomir · Banikas, Hristos
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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