Openings/Benoni Defense
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense, Tal Line A77
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2
588 tournament games from this position · White wins 41%, draws 28%, Black wins 31%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Na6 | 214 | 37% 32% 30% | 2284 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 211 | 38% 29% 32% | 2303 | 2026 |
| a6 | 127 | 53% 19% 28% | 2197 | 2026 |
| b6 | 30 | 30% 30% 40% | 2234 | 2024 |
| Bd7 | 4 | 75% 25% | 2072 | 2022 |
| h6 | 1 | 100% | 2003 | 2016 |
| h5 | 1 | 100% | 2303 | 2017 |
Top games
| Vachier Lagrave, M2789–Caruana, F2804 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2016 |
| Aronian, L2786–Caruana, F2794 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2016 | 2016 |
| Yu Yangyi2734–Rapport, R2752 | 0-1 | Global Chess League 2023 | 2023 |
| Tomashevsky, E2716–Matlakov, M2694 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Caruana, F2794–Indjic, A2589 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Eljanov, P2739–Salem, Ar2638 | 1-0 | Geneva Grand Prix 2017 | 2017 |
| Duda, J2750–Indjic, A2620 | ½-½ | 44th Olympiad 2022 | 2022 |
| Hammer, J2701–Hou Yifan2667 | 1-0 | Norway Chess Qualifier | 2016 |
| Wojtaszek, R2719–Edouard, R2649 | 1-0 | 53rd Biel GMT Blitz 2020 | 2020 |
| Dreev, A2677–Fedoseev, Vl32677 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
Benoni Defense variations
Old BenoniA43Old BenoniA43Zilbermints-Benoni GambitA43Benoni Gambit AcceptedA43Old BenoniA43Old Benoni, Mujannah FormationA43Old BenoniA44Benoni-Indian DefenseA43Snail VariationA43Benoni DefenseA56Cormorant GambitA43Benoni Gambit, Schlenker DefenseA43Benoni-Staunton GambitA43French BenoniA43Benoni-Indian Defense, Kingside Move OrderA43Zilbermints-Benoni GambitA43Semi-BenoniA44Old Benoni, Schmid VariationA43Czech Benoni DefenseA56Hromádka SystemA56Modern VariationA60Hawk VariationA43WoozleA43Zilbermints-Benoni Gambit, Tamarkin CountergambitA43