A66 · Indian · a defense for Black

Benoni Defense: Pawn Storm Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4c53.d5e64.Nc3exd55.cxd5d66.e4g67.f4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Benoni Defense: Pawn Storm Variation190k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
93%177k48%
1.8%3.4k46%
1.8%3.4k50%
1.6%3.0k43%
0.8%1.5k50%
0.6%1.1k48%
0.3%48544%
0.1%13643%
0%6543%
0%6043%
Famous games in this line2.3k master games
Grischuk, A.. (2777) – Dubov, Daniil (2710)2021½–½Bareev, Evgeny (2726) – Topalov, Veselin (2745)20020–1Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2725) – Gashimov, Vugar (2734)2010½–½Keymer, Vincent (2738) – Rapport, R. (2720)20240–1Bareev, Evgeny (2675) – Gelfand, Boris (2717)2005½–½Sasikiran, Krishnan (2669) – Bacrot, Etienne (2721)20090–1Duda, J. (2758) – Ponkratov, P. (2632)20191–0Adly, Ahmed (2631) – Grischuk, Alexander (2746)20110–1
Heroes of this opening Topalov, Veselin · Rapport, R. · Bacrot, Etienne · Duda, J.
Family
Benoni Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
A66
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4
Sharp
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Benoni Defense: Mikenas VariationA66 7…Bg7 8.e5Benoni Defense: Taimanov VariationA67 7…Bg7 8.Bb5Benoni Defense: Four Pawns AttackA68 7…Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O · 1 deeper lineBenoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Main LineA69 7…Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.Be2 Re8
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Benoni Defense: Uhlmann VariationA61 2…e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 …Benoni Defense: Classical VariationA70 2…e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 …Benoni Defense: Fianchetto VariationA61 2…e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 …
From the archives

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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