Why Bg4 is better after the inclusion of a6 a4
Gligoric vs Matulovic, 1967  (A73) Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O, 42 moves, 1-0
Black handles the opening well
Portisch vs Kasparov, 1981  (A75) Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
A model game by white
Gligoric vs Miles, 1974  (A75) Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4, 46 moves, 1-0
A fine example of exploiting the weakness of black's queenside
A Beliavsky vs Kasparov, 1979  (A73) Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O, 35 moves, 1-0
An excellent example of black playing vigirously to avoid cramp
D Rajkovic vs de Firmian, 1983  (A75) Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4, 33 moves, 0-1
An inspiring game by Kasparov with an amazingly beautiful draw
Portisch vs Kasparov, 1981  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
A beautiful game by Ljubojevic
Larsen vs Ljubojevic, 1975  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 27 moves, 0-1
White delays f4 until a favorable moment
Petrosian vs Quinteros, 1976  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 43 moves, 1-0
Black voluntarely weakens his pawn structure for activity
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (A61) Benoni, 41 moves, 0-1
It's the c3 knight which should be transferred!
Gligoric vs Kavalek, 1972  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 38 moves, 1-0
Petrosian sacs the exchange to exploit the weak light squares
Petrosian vs N Rashkovsky, 1976  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 31 moves, 1-0
Black secures the knight outpost on e5 moving his pawn to g5
Najdorf vs Timman, 1982 (A61) Benoni, 50 moves, 0-1
12. ...Qe7 turns out to be a waste of tempo
Gligoric vs Y Gruenfeld, 1980 (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 48 moves, 1-0
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