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Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6 (A78)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6 4 Nc3 exd5 5 cxd5 d6 6 e4 g6
7 Nf3 Bg7 8 Be2 O-O 9

Number of games in database: 65
Years covered: 1954 to 2008
Overall record:
   White wins 32.3%
   Black wins 44.6%
   Draws 23.1%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Lev Polugaevsky  5 games
 
 
Mikhail Tal  4 games
Pavel Simacek  3 games
Milan Matulovic  3 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
 
Gurgenidze vs Tal, 1957
Gligoric vs Tal, 1959
Ufimtsev vs Tal, 1967
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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 65  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Kholmov vs E Sardarov 0-120 1954 URS-chTJ CoopA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
2. Gurgenidze vs Tal 0-127 1957 Moscow URS chA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
3. W Golz vs B Malich  0-136 1957 GothaA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
4. Vukcevich vs R Bogdanovic  ½-½15 1958 YUG-ch 13thA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
5. Gligoric vs Tal 0-146 1959 Bled ctA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
6. G Kluger vs I Bilek  0-139 1959 BalatonfuredA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
7. Bisguier vs J Sherwin  1-041 1959 USAA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
8. K Burger vs Bobotsov 0-139 1960 Hastings (England)A78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
9. K Dimitrov vs Bobotsov  1-041 1960 BUL-ch14A78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
10. J H Donner vs A M Giustolisi  1-075 1960 Madrid ztA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
11. J Rejfir vs Portisch 0-141 1962 SarajevoA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
12. Lokvenc vs Tal 0-141 1963 MiskolcA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
13. R Steinmeyer vs Larry Evans  0-145 1963 US ChampionshipA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
14. Burgalat Francisco vs Eliskases  0-142 1964 Buenos Aires ch-ARA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
15. Lilienthal vs V Liavdansky  1-030 1964 RUSA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
16. Z Vranesic vs Stein 1-041 1964 OlympiadA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
17. Kholmov vs Perez  1-032 1965 Capablanca memA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
18. Polugaevsky vs Larry Evans  ½-½52 1966 La HabanaA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
19. B Andersen vs Matulovic  0-140 1966 La Habana ol (Men) fin-AA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
20. Ufimtsev vs Tal 0-128 1967 MoscowA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
21. Soos vs Matulovic  0-129 1967 1. Turnir solidarnosti, Skopje (YUG)A78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
22. Siniavsky Alexander vs Kholmov  0-129 1967 URS-ch35A78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
23. J Kozma vs M Klein  ½-½23 1969 Reggio EmiliaA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
24. Gligoric vs Matulovic 1-0111 1970 Palma de Mallorca iztA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
25. Hort vs Pribyl  ½-½57 1971 LuhacoviceA78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6
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