A65 · Indian · a defense for Black

Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5

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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.f3O-O6.Bg5c57.d5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg541k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
27%11k49%
18%7.5k48%
17%6.9k50%
17%6.7k49%
6.1%2.5k51%
4%1.6k50%
2.4%97044%
1.9%77246%
1.6%64850%
1.2%49741%
Famous games in this line1.7k master games
Nakamura, Hi (2816)Caruana, F. (2789)20251–0Carlsen, M. (2861)Erigaisi, Arjun (2725)20221–0Nakamura, Hi (2802)Firouzja, Alireza (2767)20241–0Carlsen, M. (2881)Inarkiev, E. (2682)20141–0Ponomariov, R. (2714)Grischuk, A. (2810)20140–1Najer, E. (2682)Mamedyarov, S. (2772)20170–1Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2731)Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2716)2008½–½Dreev, Alexey (2670)Kasparov, Garry (2775)19960–1
Heroes of this opening Nakamura, Hi · Carlsen, M. · Grischuk, A. · Mamedyarov, S.
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
A65
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5
FianchettoSharp
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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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