A70 · Indian · a defense for Black
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, New York Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3c54.d5exd55.cxd5d66.Nc3g67.e4Bg78.h3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, New York Variation108k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
90%98k46%
6.4%6.9k46%
1.7%1.8k41%
0.3%33740%
0.3%33344%
0.2%22641%
0.1%13035%
0.1%11734%
0.1%10346%
0.1%10236%
Famous games in this line2.3k master games
Mamedyarov, S. (2765) – Caruana, F. (2819)Carlsen, M. (2830) – Rapport, R. (2720)Topalov, Veselin (2780) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2751)So, W.. (2770) – Vachier Lagrave, M.. (2760)Karpov, Anatoly (2775) – Topalov, Veselin (2750)Karpov, Anatoly (2770) – Kamsky, Gata (2735)Morozevich, Alexander (2788) – Polgar, Judit (2711)Morozevich, Alexander (2788) – Polgar, Judit (2711)Heroes of this opening Caruana, F. · Carlsen, M. · So, W..
- Family
- Benoni Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A70
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. h3
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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