A69 · Indian · a defense for Black
Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Main Line
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1.d4Nf62.c4c53.d5e64.Nc3exd55.cxd5d66.e4g67.f4Bg78.Nf3O-O9.Be2Re8
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Main Line67k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
50%34k63%
26%17k45%
13%9.0k55%
4.9%3.3k47%
4.3%2.9k39%
0.8%55841%
0%2952%
0%2429%
0%2326%
0%1634%
Famous games in this line601 master games
Jobava, Baadur (2704) – Ponkratov, Pavel (2611)Jobava, Baadur (2646) – Bologan, Viktor (2666)Fier, Alexandr (2603) – Bacrot, Etienne (2704)Popov, Ivan1 (2594) – Inarkiev, Ernesto (2684)Jobava, Ba (2573) – Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B (2643)Vaisser, Anatoli (2544) – Edouard, Romain (2662)Jobava, Baadur (2687) – Rasulov, Vugar Ural Oglu (2488)Potkin, V.. (2583) – Yuffa, D.. (2565)Heroes of this opening Jobava, Baadur · Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B
- Family
- Benoni Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A69
- 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 9. Be2 Re8
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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