page 1 of 25; games 1-25 of 625  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Hanstein vs Von Der Lasa 1-0 23 1841 Berlin A44 Old Benoni Defense 2. S F Lebedev vs Schiffers   0-1 39 1901 RUS-ch02 A44 Old Benoni Defense 3. Von Scheve vs Albin   0-1 40 1902 Monte Carlo A44 Old Benoni Defense 4. A Kramer vs O Wegemund   1-0 27 1912 DSB-18.Kongress-C A44 Old Benoni Defense 5. Rubinstein vs Spielmann 0-1 29 1919 08, Stockholm A44 Old Benoni Defense 6. B Kostic vs Spielmann 1-0 50 1920 Goteborg A44 Old Benoni Defense 7. M Marchand vs Euwe   0-1 50 1920 Amsterdam m3 A44 Old Benoni Defense 8. A Becker vs Tartakower   ½-½ 44 1923 Vienna A44 Old Benoni Defense 9. F Apsenieks vs H G Wright   1-0 12 1925 Bromley prel B A44 Old Benoni Defense 10. Alekhine vs Tartakower 1-0 55 1926 Dresden A44 Old Benoni Defense 11. H Saunders vs Tartakower 1-0 23 1929 Scarborough it A44 Old Benoni Defense 12. Rokhlin vs Alatortsev 1-0 39 1929 Leningrad A44 Old Benoni Defense 13. E R Lundin vs W Hasenfuss 1-0 78 1931 Prague ol (Men) A44 Old Benoni Defense 14. F Gygli vs Alekhine 0-1 40 1934 Zurich A44 Old Benoni Defense 15. Bogoljubov vs Alekhine 0-1 46 1934 Alekhine-Bogoljubov World Championship Rematch A44 Old Benoni Defense 16. S Landau vs Alekhine 0-1 57 1934 Rotterdam Quad (01) A44 Old Benoni Defense 17. Euwe vs Alekhine ½-½ 26 1934 Holland A44 Old Benoni Defense 18. V Makogonov vs P Dubinin   1-0 24 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 A44 Old Benoni Defense 19. S Belavenets vs I Rabinovich 0-1 37 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 A44 Old Benoni Defense 20. V Makogonov vs F Bohatirchuk 1-0 45 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 A44 Old Benoni Defense 21. Riumin vs I Rabinovich 1-0 36 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 A44 Old Benoni Defense 22. Levenfish vs I Rabinovich   ½-½ 76 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 A44 Old Benoni Defense 23. B Stupan vs T Drezga   1-0 71 1934 Maribor A44 Old Benoni Defense 24. A C Sacconi vs Z von Balla   1-0 24 1935 Tatatovaros it A44 Old Benoni Defense 25. Alekhine vs Perello + 3 players 1-0 37 1935 Palma de Mallorca A44 Old Benoni Defense  page 1 of 25; games 1-25 of 625    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Apr-23-02    spassky407: I am the worst player at chess!!! somebody please play me!!! Apr-23-02    Sneaky: visit http://www.instantchess.com/ there are lots of beginners there Mar-24-04    ruylopez900: Do any white players take ep here? I wouldn't know since I've never played this but I'm just wondering. Mar-24-04    Kenkaku: 3. dxe6 always bothered me in this line, as I don't like playing moves such as fxe6. Mar-24-04    ruylopez900: <Kenkaku>, correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think 3.fxe6 is an available option. Mar-24-04    Kenkaku: <ruylopez900> I meant when I was playing the black side of this opening. 3. dxe6 fxe6 Mar-24-04    ruylopez900: Ahh, gotcha! =D Apr-16-04    Dillinger: i think taking ep is mainline czech, where black gets an extra central pawn in exchange for a slightly exposed king. if retake with d pawn black loses castling rights so f pawn is probably better - i dont know the theory too well. May-02-04    Reti Incarnate: This would have to be one of my favourite openings! Black, despite the statistics above, can score quite well if you play ambitiously (check out the game by Alekhine). The move 3. dxe6 e.p. has always bothered me too, but you'll find that playing simply 3. fxe6 gives Black a central majority and White has little chance of obtaining any advantage. Follow up with ...d5 at some stage, and you'll control the entire centre! Moo ha ha ha ha ha ha! Good Day. P.S. does anyone know how i can get a 'signature' for my comments? like, so that i can put 'good day' at the bottom of my comments automatically? thxs May-02-04    BiLL RobeRTiE: Fortunately, you can't put a signature at the bottom of your comments. ;) Dec-11-04    tacticsjokerxxx: it's not only about the central pawns, fxe6 gains an open rook file on F after castling, which is why dxe6 e.p. is considered theoretically wrong. Jun-19-05    crumpy: when I play d4 on chessmaster on my gba, the reply is always c5 but now since i have seen this opening, I can use this to my advantage.

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