A60 · Indian · a defense for Black
Benoni Defense: Modern Variation, Snake Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4c53.d5e64.Nc3exd55.cxd5Bd6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Benoni Defense: Modern Variation, Snake Variation83k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
68%57k56%
15%12k57%
12%9.7k55%
2.8%2.4k56%
0.6%47850%
0.5%39453%
0.4%32147%
0.3%29058%
0.3%27258%
0.1%10960%
Famous games in this line631 master games
Morozevich, Alexander (2750) – Gashimov, Vugar (2758)Mamedyarov, S. (2747) – Li Chao2 (2751)Gelfand, Boris (2733) – Gashimov, Vugar (2746)Wojtaszek, R. (2727) – Li Chao2 (2751)Nielsen, Peter Heine (2693) – Karjakin, Sergey (2763)Korobov, Anton (2684) – Gashimov, Vugar (2733)Milov, Vadim (2659) – Gashimov, Vugar (2740)Drozdovskij, Yuri (2627) – Gashimov, Vugar (2740)Heroes of this opening Gashimov, Vugar · Gelfand, Boris · Wojtaszek, R.
- Family
- Benoni Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A60
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 Bd6
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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