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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+ Nfd7

White to move
1,223 games · 1950-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

9. a4

670

52.4%

23%

24.6%

9. Bd3

260

48.1%

24.6%

27.3%

9. Nf3

180

46.7%

20%

33.3%

9. Be2

108

50%

18.5%

31.5%

9. Be3

50%

9. Ba4

N Schoonmaker vs Kevin Fleming, 2003 1-0

9. e5

J Berkvens vs P Simacek, 2007 1/2-1/2

9. Bc4

R Schlehoefer vs S Send, 2001 1/2-1/2

9.Be2 +0.78 (35 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Kasparov vs Nunn, 1982 (1-0)
Kasparov vs F A Cuijpers, 1980 (1-0)
Bareev vs Topalov, 2002 (0-1)
Gulko vs Savon, 1978 (1-0)
R Vera vs Sadvakasov, 1999 (1-0)

DEBUT: Alatortsev vs Aronin, 1950 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: B Esen vs Thomas Bauer, 2017 (1-0)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
8... Nfd7 9.a4 O-O in Benoni by Alexin22
Modern Benoni, Taimanov Attack by KingG
Benoni Taimanov 8...Nfd7 by Marco65

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
A67: Benoni, Taimanov Variation (1222)
A66: Benoni (1)

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