Smashing Tal lecture (14...Nxf2)
B Gurgenidze vs Tal, 1957  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 27 moves, 0-1
Storming the barricades
A Ufimtsev vs Tal, 1967  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 28 moves, 0-1
Tal positionell
Gligoric vs Tal, 1959  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 46 moves, 0-1
V Akobian vs Mikhalevski, 2011  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 36 moves, 0-1
Uffe
O Wium vs P Andersen, 1989  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 26 moves, 0-1
P Nikolic vs V Gashimov, 2010 (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 38 moves, 0-1
M Parligras vs V Gashimov, 2011 (A60) Benoni Defense, 51 moves, 0-1
G Sargissian vs V Gashimov, 2009 (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 47 moves, 0-1
K Georgiev vs V Gashimov, 2007  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 40 moves, 0-1
4pawns
V Artsukevich vs Korchnoi, 1953  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 24 moves, 0-1
J Prizant vs S Grishchenko, 2014 (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 29 moves, 0-1
N Gaprindashvili vs Oll, 1998 (A73) Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O, 25 moves, 0-1
12... Rxf4!
Ding Liren vs Bacrot, 2014  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Uhlmann vs Fischer, 1970  (A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 34 moves, 0-1
Korchnoi vs Kasparov, 1982  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 36 moves, 0-1
L Ogaard vs J Tisdall, 1987  (A79) Benoni, Classical, 11.f3, 36 moves, 0-1
dynamics
Bronstein vs V Moskalenko, 1992  (A57) Benko Gambit, 30 moves, 0-1
A Rosenkilde vs G Jones, 2015  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 25 moves, 0-1
Korchnoi vs Suba, 1984  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 31 moves, 0-1
Larsen vs Ljubojevic, 1975  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 27 moves, 0-1
Tukmakov vs Tal, 1969  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 28 moves, 0-1
H Ibrahim vs Sadvakasov, 1995  (A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 22 moves, 0-1
P Haba vs Smirin, 1989  (A56) Benoni Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
Nakamura vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015  (A48) King's Indian, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
B Toth vs de Firmian, 1986 (A56) Benoni Defense, 37 moves, 0-1
S Conquest vs J Cox, 2005 (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 47 moves, 0-1
I Simeonidis vs I Ivanisevic, 2009 (A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 0-1
V Piccardo vs A Soltau, 2003 (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 65 moves, 0-1
L Jakobetz vs A Soltau, 2002 (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Van Wely vs Topalov, 1997  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 35 moves, 0-1
Van Wely vs Topalov, 1998  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 48 moves, 0-1
Aronian vs Topalov, 2010  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
A S Segal vs C A Martinez, 2008 (A74) Benoni, Classical, 9...a6, 10.a4, 23 moves, 0-1
G Kanakaris vs A Sismanis, 2001 (A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
S Khademalsharieh vs H Dronavalli, 2016 (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Furman vs A Kapengut, 1966 (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 32 moves, 0-1
Aronian vs Caruana, 2016  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bareev vs Topalov, 2002  (A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 46 moves, 0-1
Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 2008  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
hunting season omitted
Taimanov vs Tal, 1972  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Korchnoi vs Z Franco Ocampos, 1982 (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Huebner vs Ivanchuk, 1997  (A43) Old Benoni, 42 moves, 0-1
Reshevsky vs J Hickl, 1986  (A56) Benoni Defense, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2
G Lambert vs Nunn, 1977  (A71) Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5, 44 moves, 0-1
H Ni vs A Donchenko, 2016 (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Nakamura vs B Bok, 2016  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
K Allen vs A Donchenko, 2016  (A60) Benoni Defense, 37 moves, 0-1
via KID
Shabalov vs G Jones, 2016  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 41 moves, 0-1
A H Williams vs A Kosten, 1982  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 24 moves, 0-1
peace
O'Kelly vs Tolush, 1953 (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kazim's play
Petrosian vs Tolush, 1953  (A61) Benoni, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Averbakh vs Tal, 1958  (A76) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 35 moves, 0-1
Hertneck vs S Kindermann, 1987 (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gavrikov vs Lutikov, 1981 (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 33 moves, 0-1
T Lei vs L'Ami, 2017  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 41 moves, 0-1
Tomashevsky vs Grischuk, 2012 (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
f3 line
E Najer vs Mamedyarov, 2017  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
G Kuzmin vs Tal, 1979  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 27 moves, 0-1
Nakamura vs Svidler, 2017 (E60) King's Indian Defense, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
E Inarkiev vs Harikrishna, 2017 (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Baumbach vs O Milyutin, 1977 (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ganguly vs A Grigoryan, 2012 (A63) Benoni, Fianchetto, 9...Nbd7, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Y Kraidman vs Fischer, 1968  (A79) Benoni, Classical, 11.f3, 80 moves, 1/2-1/2
S Hamann vs Y Kraidman, 1968 (A79) Benoni, Classical, 11.f3, 36 moves, 0-1
B Rytov vs Tal, 1979  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 34 moves, 0-1
E Chukaev vs T Giorgadze, 1956 (A60) Benoni Defense, 44 moves, 0-1
A Zaitsev vs Tal, 1962  (A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
cr
O Sogaard vs C Sender, 2001 (A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
Leko vs Kramnik, 2004  (A61) Benoni, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
S Volkov vs X Bu, 2002 (A61) Benoni, 138 moves, 1/2-1/2
Aronian vs Svidler, 2017 (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Karjakin vs Gelfand, 2008  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 89 moves, 1/2-1/2
P Littlewood vs D Norwood, 1985  (A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 43 moves, 0-1
K Klaman vs Korchnoi, 1957 (A43) Old Benoni, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tan Bian Huat vs Lim Seng Hoo, 1977 (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 36 moves, 0-1
D Yuffa vs B Mirzanurov, 2014 (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 58 moves, 0-1
A Sorokin vs V S Gujrathi, 2018  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 36 moves, 0-1
Aronian vs Grischuk, 2018  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Grischuk vs Caruana, 2014  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 39 moves, 0-1
R Zysk vs D Bunzmann, 2006 (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2
rpd
H Melkumyan vs Granda Zuniga, 2013 (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 60 moves, 0-1
rpd
Bacrot vs B Savchenko, 2015 (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1
S Safin vs P Kotsur, 2001 (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 23 moves, 0-1
B Lalic vs P Kotsur, 1997  (A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 40 moves, 0-1
A Qasem Mohannad vs P Kotsur, 2006  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
Ding Liren vs Grischuk, 2015 (E60) King's Indian Defense, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ding Liren vs Grischuk, 2014  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
irreg
Ribli vs Andersson, 1977 (A30) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
7.Bf4 Bg7 8.e3 O-O 9.h3Qe710.Nd2Nh511.Bh2f5
Xiong vs Caruana, 2018  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 49 moves, 0-1
K Kojder vs Suba, 1980  (A61) Benoni, 28 moves, 0-1
Ehlvest vs Suba, 1983  (A61) Benoni, 68 moves, 0-1
F Naumann vs Suba, 1989 (A61) Benoni, 51 moves, 0-1
A Sygulski vs Suba, 1986 (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 33 moves, 0-1
S Djuric vs Suba, 1987 (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 38 moves, 0-1
N Davies vs Suba, 1989 (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 36 moves, 0-1
P Stentebjerg-Hansen vs Suba, 1991 (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 40 moves, 0-1
R Alvarez Ibarra vs Suba, 1992 (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1
Lputian vs Suba, 1992  (A75) Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4, 40 moves, 0-1
e3 Benoni
G Meier vs M Ragger, 2018  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
e3 Benoni
L Mons vs M Ragger, 2017 (A15) English, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Dautov vs Psakhis, 1998  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 41 moves, 0-1
Psakhis vs Suba, 1982  (A61) Benoni, 45 moves, 0-1
7...e6 8.dxe6 Bxe6 9.Ng5
M Drasko vs S Velickovic, 1988  (A43) Old Benoni, 61 moves, 0-1
Geller vs Tal, 1959  (A71) Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5, 42 moves, 0-1
Furious attacking Tal-like
A Evdokimov vs A Volokitin, 2008  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 24 moves, 0-1
Taimanov vs G Khodos, 1961  (A71) Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2
Jemal Ovezdurdiyeva vs N Zhukova, 2018 (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 31 moves, 0-1
N Melashvili vs M Kekelidze, 2007 (A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 34 moves, 0-1
fianch
Avrukh vs Kamsky, 2007  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 53 moves, 0-1
C Horvath vs Forintos, 2001 (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
H I Oei vs Wojtkiewicz, 1993  (A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 24 moves, 0-1
A S Segal vs K Podzielny, 1980  (A69) Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2
A64 fianchetto
Aronian vs Grischuk, 2011  (E61) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1
E Paehtz vs A Korobov, 2019 (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Boleslavsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1950  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
V Zak vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1951  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 28 moves, 0-1
J H Donner vs A Planinc, 1973  (A61) Benoni, 22 moves, 0-1
E Paehtz vs Kosteniuk, 2019  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 36 moves, 0-1
S Bromberger vs R Edouard, 2019  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 31 moves, 0-1
Van Wely vs Timman, 2002  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 29 moves, 0-1
P Scheeren vs Timman, 1980  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 41 moves, 0-1
B Pratyusha vs B Assaubayeva, 2015  (A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 32 moves, 0-1
B Vladimirov vs M Yudovich Sr., 1954  (A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 26 moves, 0-1
f3 Benoni
Giri vs Gelfand, 2014  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Akshita Gorti vs A Eswaran, 2019  (A60) Benoni Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
Dorina Demeter vs B Munguntuul, 2018 (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 100 moves, 0-1
S Volkov vs A Stukopin, 2012  (A43) Old Benoni, 39 moves, 0-1
Keymer vs F Vallejo Pons, 2019  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 36 moves, 0-1
I Lovass vs B Perenyi, 1979 (A61) Benoni, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Szabolcsi vs B Perenyi, 1982 (A61) Benoni, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
G Fish vs R Edouard, 2008 (A61) Benoni, 39 moves, 0-1
C Hoi vs A Yap, 1985 (A71) Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5, 57 moves, 0-1
M Gurevich vs Tal, 1985  (A56) Benoni Defense, 38 moves, 0-1
insanely crazzy
S Djuric vs A Yap, 1985 (A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 42 moves, 0-1
A Mirzaev vs D Ibadov, 2019  (A72) Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2
3.dxc5
Wojtaszek vs J Christiansen, 2019  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 51 moves, 0-1
via KID 5.h3
Ponomariov vs Topalov, 2007  (E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 58 moves, 0-1
B Goldenov vs Tolush, 1952  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1
T Sanikidze vs V Gashimov, 2005 (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
irregular
S B Hansen vs McShane, 2019  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 72 moves, 0-1
Gligoric vs Psakhis, 1986  (A75) Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4, 40 moves, 0-1
wide open
M Percivaldi vs L Piasetski, 2020 (A63) Benoni, Fianchetto, 9...Nbd7, 27 moves, 1-0
Navara vs V Gashimov, 2007  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 55 moves, 0-1
M Gharibyan vs H Gabuzyan, 2022  (A56) Benoni Defense, 37 moves, 0-1
4P
M Shapir (Porat) vs Z Mamedjarova, 2011 (A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 120 moves, 1/2-1/2
corr
R I Reynolds vs E Pruner, 1969 (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 49 moves, 0-1
Hort vs E Ermenkov, 1974 (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ivkov vs Korchnoi, 1972  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 43 moves, 0-1
M Cebalo vs Tal, 1985 (A56) Benoni Defense, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs Nunn, 1982 (A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
S Tica vs P Idani, 2022 (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 48 moves, 0-1
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