A56-A79
Benoni Defense
1. d4 c5 2. dxc5 About This Opening
The Benoni (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6) creates a deliberately unbalanced structure: Black's queenside pawn majority and dark-square play race against White's central clamp. The Modern Benoni became a feared counterattacking weapon in Tal's hands.
Famous Games
- Penrose vs Tal, Leipzig Olympiad 1960
Variations
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Benoni Gambit Accepted
d4 c5 dxc5 Zilbermints Gambit; Nakamura Gambit, Benoni
d4 c5 b4 cxb4 Old Benoni
d4 c5 d5 d6 Clarendon Court Variation, Benoni
d4 c5 d5 f5 Snail Variation, Benoni
d4 c5 d5 Na6 Benoni-Indian Defense
d4 c5 d5 Nf6 Cormorant Gambit, Benoni
d4 c5 dxc5 b6 Schlenker Defense, Benoni
d4 c5 dxc5 Na6 Franco-Benoni; Franco-Sicilian
d4 c5 d5 e6 e4 Benoni-Staunton Gambit
d4 c5 d5 f5 e4 Kingside move order, Benoni
d4 c5 d5 Nf6 Nf3 Zilbermints-Benoni Gambit
d4 c5 Nf3 cxd4 b4 Schmid Variation, Benoni
d4 c5 d5 d6 Nc3 g6 Woozle Defense, Benoni
d4 c5 d5 Nf6 Nc3 Qa5 Habichd; Hawk Variation, Benoni
d4 c5 d5 Nf6 Nf3 c4 Tamarkin Countergambit, Benoni
d4 c5 Nf3 cxd4 b4 e5 Blockade Variation; Semi-Benoni; Russian Variation
d4 c5 d5 e5 e4 d6 Vulture Defense, Benoni
d4 c5 d5 Nf6 c4 Ne4 Hromadka System, Benoni
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 d6 Petrosian System; Czech Benoni Defense
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 e5 Weenink Variation, Benoni
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 dxc5 e6 Czech Variation, Benoni
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 e5 Nc3 d6 e4 Be7 King's Indian System, Benoni
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 e5 Nc3 d6 e4 g6 Modern Benoni
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 e6 Nc3 exd5 cxd5 d6 Snake Variation, Benoni
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 e6 Nc3 exd5 cxd5 Bd6 Uhlmann Variation, Benoni
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 e6 Nc3 exd5 cxd5 d6 Nf3 g6 Bg5 Nimzovich Variation, Knight's Tour Variation, Benoni
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 e6 Nc3 exd5 cxd5 d6 Nf3 g6 Nd2 Fianchetto Variation, Benoni
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 e6 Nc3 exd5 cxd5 d6 Nf3 g6 g3 Bg7 Bg2 Mikenas V, Benoni
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 e6 Nc3 exd5 cxd5 d6 e4 g6 f4 Bg7 e5 Four Pawns Attack, Benoni
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 e6 Nc3 exd5 cxd5 d6 e4 g6 f4 Bg7 Nf3 O-O Hastings Defense, Benoni
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 e6 Nc3 exd5 cxd5 d6 Nf3 g6 g3 Bg7 Bg2 O-O O-O Nbd7