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)Aronian, L. (2786) – Caruana, F. (2794)Kamsky, Gata (2695) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2710)Kortschnoj, Viktor (2670) – Mecking, Henrique (2615)Polugaevsky, Lev (2620) – Mecking, Henrique (2635)Ushenina, Anna (2500) – Svidler, Peter (2746)Beliavsky, Alexander G (2626) – Jobava, Baadur (2614)Gligoric, Svetozar (2585) – Portisch, Lajos (2645)Heroes of this opening Ivanchuk, Vassily · Kortschnoj, Viktor · Svidler, Peter · Beliavsky, Alexander G
- Family
- Benoni Defense
- 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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