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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6

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White to move
6,801 games · 1926-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

7. e4

2,751

38.6%

28.7%

32.6%

7. Bf4

1,626

47.2%

26.5%

26.3%

7. Nd2

1,449

48%

28.2%

23.9%

7. g3

1,204

36.5%

32.1%

31.4%

7. h3

635

43.9%

31.3%

24.7%

7. Bg5

414

42.5%

27.3%

30.2%

7. Qa4+

54

44.4%

29.6%

25.9%

7. a4

6

33.3%

16.7

50%

7. e3

4

75%

25%

7.e4 +0.95 (30 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Gurgenidze vs Tal, 1957 (0-1)
Korchnoi vs Tal, 1962 (1-0)
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972 (0-1)
Leko vs Kramnik, 2004 (1/2-1/2)
Zsuzsa Polgar vs P Hardicsay, 1985 (1-0)

DEBUT: Capablanca vs Marshall, 1927 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: T Baron vs S Melia, 2018 (1/2-1/2)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Benoni 2001-2006, players 2650 and above by cybermarauder
Instructive Benoni Defense Games by Themofro
GM Vugar Gashimov plays the Modern Benoni by verizondsl

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
A70: Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 (2281)
A61: Benoni (1571)
A60: Benoni Defense (874)
A62: Benoni, Fianchetto Variation (622)
A77: Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2 (327)
A64: Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8 (246)
A71: Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 (216)
A79: Benoni, Classical, 11.f3 (151)
A75: Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4 (107)

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