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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
6,640 games · 1926-2025
 move games white wins - draws - black wins %
7. e4  2,700

38.8%

28.8%

32.4%
7. Bf4  1,583

47.4%

26.4%

26.2%
7. Nd2  1,410

48%

28.3%

23.7%
7. g3  1,181

36.4%

32.4%

31.2%
7. h3  622

43.7%

31.5%

24.8%
7. Bg5  402

42.8%

27.1%

30.1%
7. Qa4+  50

44%

30%

26%
7. a4  6

33.3%

16.7

50%
7. e3  4

75%

25%

7.e4 +0.95 (30 ply) STOCKFISH   EDIT NOTES

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 (2223)
A61: Benoni (1530)
A60: Benoni Defense (853)
A62: Benoni, Fianchetto Variation (604)
A77: Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2 (320)
A64: Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8 (244)
A71: Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 (213)
A79: Benoni, Classical, 11.f3 (144)
A75: Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4 (107)

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