A76 · Indian · a defense for Black

Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense

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1.d4Nf62.c4c53.d5e64.Nc3exd55.cxd5d66.e4g67.Nf3Bg78.Be2O-O9.O-ORe8
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense44k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
38%17k51%
9.6%4.2k45%
8.7%3.8k44%
2.2%97643%
1.5%67736%
1%41938%
0.6%25038%
0.5%24043%
0.3%14040%
Famous games in this line628 master games
So, Wesley (2770)Caruana, Fabiano (2835)2020½–½Aronian, L. (2786)Caruana, F. (2794)2016½–½Kamsky, Gata (2695)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2710)19940–1Kortschnoj, Viktor (2670)Mecking, Henrique (2615)19741–0Polugaevsky, Lev (2620)Mecking, Henrique (2635)1977½–½Ushenina, Anna (2500)Svidler, Peter (2746)20130–1Beliavsky, Alexander G (2626)Jobava, Baadur (2614)20061–0Gligoric, Svetozar (2585)Portisch, Lajos (2645)19741–0
Heroes of this opening Ivanchuk, Vassily · Kortschnoj, Viktor · Svidler, Peter · Beliavsky, Alexander G
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
A76
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8
Sharp
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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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