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Benoni, 6.e4 (A65)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6 4 Nc3 exd5 5 cxd5 d6 6 e4

Number of games in database: 1501
Years covered: 1899 to 2025
Overall record:
   White wins 48.6%
   Black wins 29.2%
   Draws 22.2%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Rainer Knaak  15 games
Marc Narciso Dublan  11 games
Yury Shulman  10 games
Eric Lobron  11 games
Michael Langer  10 games
John Nunn  10 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
J Penrose vs Tal, 1960
Kasparov vs Yurtaev, 1977
Knaak vs Dolmatov, 1981
Uhlmann vs Fischer, 1970
Reshevsky vs Tal, 1970
E Franco Raymundo vs Tal, 1962
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 page 1 of 61; games 1-25 of 1,501  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Swiderski vs F Pelzer 1-028189927th DCA Congress, AmsterdamA65 Benoni, 6.e4
2. S Vukovic vs J Nikolic  1-0331934Belgrade ChampionshipA65 Benoni, 6.e4
3. I Livshin vs G Kasparian 1-0351953URS-ch sf Rostov-on-DonA65 Benoni, 6.e4
4. N Novotelnov vs R Nezhmetdinov 0-1311953Russian ChampionshipA65 Benoni, 6.e4
5. E Zagoryansky vs G Kasparian  1-0301953URS-ch sf Rostov-on-DonA65 Benoni, 6.e4
6. G Goldberg vs I Veltmander  1-03119533rd Soviet Team Championship FinalA65 Benoni, 6.e4
7. Kotov vs G Bastrikov 1-0361954URS-ch sf YerevanA65 Benoni, 6.e4
8. B Vladimirov vs M Yudovich Sr 0-1261954URS-ch sf GorkyA65 Benoni, 6.e4
9. Levenfish vs A Nikitin  ½-½331954Moscow ChampionshipA65 Benoni, 6.e4
10. R G Wade vs H Lehmann  0-1601954Munich ZonalA65 Benoni, 6.e4
11. L Evans vs J Sherwin 1-046195455th US OpenA65 Benoni, 6.e4
12. G Goldberg vs Aleksandrovich  1-05119542nd Soviet Team CupA65 Benoni, 6.e4
13. W Golz vs H Juettler  1-0461955Zittau-A 5thA65 Benoni, 6.e4
14. E Arlamowski vs G Kluger  0-1381955Prague tmA65 Benoni, 6.e4
15. E Chukaev vs Gipslis  0-1361955URS-ch qf VilniusA65 Benoni, 6.e4
16. I Zalys vs A Saidy  0-133195556th US OpenA65 Benoni, 6.e4
17. R Shocron vs V Palermo  0-1401955Argentine ChampionshipA65 Benoni, 6.e4
18. M Siegel vs A Kevitz  0-1641955Manhattan CC-ch 5556A65 Benoni, 6.e4
19. L Evans vs Lombardy  1-0441955Rosenwald 1955/56A65 Benoni, 6.e4
20. G Goldberg vs I Vatnikov  1-0401956Moscow Championship semifinalA65 Benoni, 6.e4
21. A Laustsen vs J Jezek  ½-½2019562nd Correspondence World ChampionshipA65 Benoni, 6.e4
22. Shainswit vs A Feuerstein 0-1291956Third Rosenwald TrophyA65 Benoni, 6.e4
23. D Byrne vs Reshevsky 1-0401956Third Rosenwald TrophyA65 Benoni, 6.e4
24. Tolush vs I Zilber  ½-½401956URS-ch sf LeningradA65 Benoni, 6.e4
25. Polugaevsky vs T Giorgadze  1-0301956URS-ch sf TbilisiA65 Benoni, 6.e4
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