A68 · Indian · a defense for Black
Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack
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1.d4Nf62.c4c53.d5e64.Nc3exd55.cxd5d66.e4g67.f4Bg78.Nf3O-O
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack94k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
54%51k46%
31%29k53%
5%4.7k43%
4%3.7k45%
2.9%2.8k43%
0.9%86744%
0.8%71939%
0.6%56541%
0.5%43545%
0.1%13349%
Famous games in this line273 master games
Jobava, Baadur (2696) – Radjabov, Teimour (2757)Adly, Ahmed (2631) – Grischuk, Alexander (2746)Banikas, Hristos (2608) – Radjabov, Teimour (2733)Jobava, Baadur (2704) – Ponkratov, Pavel (2611)Dragun, K. (2614) – Lagarde, Max (2601)Ivanisevic, Ivan (2655) – Indjic, Aleksandar (2535)Banikas, Hristos (2520) – Popov, Valerij (2568)Vorobiov, Evgeny E (2584) – Indjic, Aleksandar (2502)Heroes of this opening Jobava, Baadur · Indjic, Aleksandar · Grischuk, Alexander · Radjabov, Teimour
- Family
- Benoni Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A68
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O
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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