A56 · Indian · a defense for Black

Benoni Defense: King's Indian System

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1.d4Nf62.c4c53.d5e54.Nc3d65.e4g6
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Benoni Defense: King's Indian System48k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
25%12k50%
16%7.5k50%
15%7.0k47%
14%6.5k49%
7.9%3.8k53%
7.8%3.7k50%
5.2%2.5k52%
4.8%2.3k52%
2.3%1.1k52%
1.1%51452%
Famous games in this line464 master games
Kramnik, Vladimir (2797)Piket, Jeroen (2628)20011–0Bacrot, Etienne (2592)Polgar, Judit (2671)19990–1Tregubov, Pavel V (2628)Vorobiov, Evgeny E (2621)20101–0Bareev, Evgeny (2634)Vorobiov, Evgeny E (2613)20091–0Sakaev, Konstantin (2655)Bachin, Vitaly (2472)20031–0Khenkin, Igor (2555)Milov, Vadim (2570)1995½–½Tukmakov, Vladimir B (2570)Savon, Vladimir A (2550)1978½–½Partos, Charles (2420)Kortschnoj, Viktor (2695)19790–1
Heroes of this opening Kramnik, Vladimir · Polgar, Judit · Tregubov, Pavel V · Bareev, Evgeny
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
A56
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 g6
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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