Indian · a defense for Black
Benoni Defense: Uhlmann Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3c54.d5exd55.cxd5d66.Nc3g67.Bg5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Benoni Defense: Uhlmann Variation83k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
91%75k54%
5.9%4.9k56%
1.3%1.1k59%
0.7%54848%
0.5%45556%
0.4%33751%
0%1721%
0%1533%
0%757%
0%650%
Famous games in this line437 master games
Karpov, Anatoly (2715) – Gavrikov, Viktor (2545)Rychagov, A. (2549) – Sevian, Samuel (2703)Bluebaum, M. (2663) – Harsha, B. (2547)Piket, Jeroen (2649) – Reinderman, Dimitri (2551)Vorobiov, Evgeny E (2565) – Savchenko, Boris (2627)Tukmakov, Vladimir B (2570) – Larsen, Bent (2620)Kozul, Zdenko (2637) – Martinovic, Sasa (2538)Agdestein, Simen (2560) – Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2610)Heroes of this opening Gavrikov, Viktor · Sevian, Samuel · Harsha, B. · Piket, Jeroen
- Family
- Benoni Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A61
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg5
Sharp
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The name comes from Aaron Reinganum's 1825 book 'Ben-Oni' — Hebrew for 'son of sorrow'. Reinganum's own words give the reason: he sat over a chessboard whenever he wanted to take refuge from melancholy. Tal made the Modern Benoni a terror in the 1950s and 60s: give up the centre, then let every piece point at White's queenside like an accusation.
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