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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
6,833 games · 1926-2025
 move games white wins - draws - black wins %
7. e4  2,759

38.5%

28.8%

32.7%
7. Bf4  1,634

47.4%

26.4%

26.3%
7. Nd2  1,455

48%

28.1%

23.8%
7. g3  1,210

36.4%

32.1%

31.6%
7. h3  639

43.8%

31.6%

24.6%
7. Bg5  417

42.7%

27.1%

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) 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 (2290)
A61: Benoni (1580)
A60: Benoni Defense (879)
A62: Benoni, Fianchetto Variation (625)
A77: Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2 (328)
A64: Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8 (248)
A71: Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 (217)
A79: Benoni, Classical, 11.f3 (152)
A75: Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4 (108)

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