A67 · Indian · a defense for Black
Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4c53.d5e64.Nc3exd55.cxd5d66.e4g67.f4Bg78.Bb5+
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation65k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
58%38k48%
34%22k37%
7.6%5.0k41%
0.4%25336%
0%260%
0%1233%
Famous games in this line1.9k master games
Grischuk, A.. (2777) – Dubov, Daniil (2710)Bareev, Evgeny (2726) – Topalov, Veselin (2745)Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2725) – Gashimov, Vugar (2734)Keymer, Vincent (2738) – Rapport, R. (2720)Bareev, Evgeny (2675) – Gelfand, Boris (2717)Sasikiran, Krishnan (2669) – Bacrot, Etienne (2721)Duda, J. (2758) – Ponkratov, P. (2632)Sokolov, Ivan (2665) – Topalov, Veselin (2700)Heroes of this opening Topalov, Veselin · Rapport, R. · Bacrot, Etienne · Duda, J.
- Family
- Benoni Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A67
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+
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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