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Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 (A71)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6 4 Nc3 exd5 5 cxd5 d6 6 e4 g6
7 Nf3 Bg7 8 Bg5

Number of games in database: 128
Years covered: 1957 to 2008
Overall record:
   White wins 47.7%
   Black wins 30.5%
   Draws 21.9%

Popularity graph, by decade

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Mark Taimanov  5 games
Anthony Miles  5 games
Wolfgang Uhlmann  4 games
Karl Robatsch  3 games
Alexey Suetin  3 games
Raymond Keene  3 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
 
Geller vs Tal, 1959
M Cuellar-Gacharna vs Fischer, 1967
Alburt vs V Tukmakov, 1978
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 page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 128  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Lombardy vs A Di Camillo  1-033 1957 USA-chA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
2. Bobotsov vs S Muehlberg  1-022 1957 Varna, BulgariaA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
3. Petrosian vs Kontedini 1-047 1958 OlympiadA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
4. Polugaevsky vs Lutikov  0-130 1958 SU,FS/A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
5. Averbakh vs Tal  ½-½19 1958 Portoroz iztA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
6. Geller vs Gufeld ½-½41 1959 TbilisiA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
7. Geller vs Tal 0-142 1959 Tbilisi ch-SUA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
8. Tolush vs Suetin  1-041 1959 URSA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
9. E Goldenberg vs Eliskases  0-123 1960 Buenos Aires ch-ARGA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
10. Szabo vs R Cantero  1-034 1960 AsuncionA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
11. Szabo vs L Klein  1-018 1960 Santa FeA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
12. Taimanov vs F Casas  1-026 1960 Santa FeA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
13. Taimanov vs Boleslavsky  1-031 1960 USSR TchA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
14. M Bertok vs Matulovic  1-060 1960 YUG-chA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
15. L Esterman vs O Sarapu  ½-½65 1960 67th New Zealand ChampionshipA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
16. Szabo vs F J Perez  0-126 1961 EU/MM: HUN-SPAA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
17. Taimanov vs Hodos German ½-½62 1961 RostovA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
18. S Johannessen vs Larsen  ½-½53 1961 DEN-NOR radio mA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
19. Veresov vs Suetin  0-146 1961 Ch BelarusA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
20. M Germek vs M Bertok  ½-½17 1961 BledA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
21. K Langeweg vs I Bilek  0-132 1962 OlympiadA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
22. Taimanov vs A Zaitsev  1-035 1962 USSRA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
23. I Kanko vs H Westerinen  0-134 1963 HalleA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
24. Gulko vs V Sherbakov  1-032 1964 URSA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
25. Taimanov vs Matulovic  ½-½41 1964 Leningrad-JUG mA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-23-03   crobzub: It's 8. Bg5, not 8. Be2 as it would appear on the board....
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