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Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O (A72)
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

Number of games in database: 165
Years covered: 1955 to 2025
Overall record:
   White wins 42.4%
   Black wins 34.5%
   Draws 23.0%

Popularity graph, by decade

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Milko Bobotsov  3 games
 
 
Francisco Jose Perez  3 games
Lev Psakhis  3 games
 
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
M Umansky vs M Blokh, 1983
J Sherwin vs W H Donnelly, 1959
Bobotsov vs F J Perez, 1961
V McCambridge vs D Gurevich, 1984
K Langeweg vs Psakhis, 1981
R Faase vs Keene, 1965
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 page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 165  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Simagin vs Antoshin  ½-½591955Moscow ChampionshipA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
2. C H Maderna vs V Palermo  1-0271955Argentine ChampionshipA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
3. Portisch vs J Pogats  1-0361956Alekhine MemorialA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
4. W Golz vs H Juettler  1-0401956East German ChampionshipA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
5. F Casas vs F Rubio Aguado  1-0411957Mar del PlataA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
6. Panno vs F Rubio Aguado  1-0421957Mar del PlataA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
7. F Rubio Aguado vs R Cantero  ½-½111957Sao PauloA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
8. J Vesely vs H Juettler  1-0251958WchT U26 fin-A 05thA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
9. I Vistaneckis vs Vasiukov  ½-½2419585th Soviet Team Championship FinalA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
10. V Sokolov vs A Bradvarevic  0-1401958Yugoslav Semifinal CenterA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
11. Portisch vs Szabo  ½-½39195914th Hungarian Championship playoffA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
12. M Pasman vs P Kampenuss  ½-½501959Riga ChampionshipA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
13. A Kolarov vs N Padevsky  ½-½231959Bulgarian ChampionshipA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
14. F Olafsson vs E Nievergelt  1-0351959ZuerichA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
15. J Sherwin vs W H Donnelly  1-019195960th US OpenA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
16. A Anokhin vs E Kanevsky  ½-½3019592nd Soviet Spartakiad Final-CA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
17. K Piskov vs L Popov  0-1411960Bulgarian ChampionshipA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
18. E Asfora vs H Camara  1-0471960Brazilian ChampionshipA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
19. B Malich vs K Darga  ½-½351960Leipzig Olympiad Final-AA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
20. Uhlmann vs Szabo  1-0311961Marianske Lazne ZonalA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
21. Bobotsov vs F J Perez 1-0381961Marianske Lazne ZonalA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
22. R Calvo Minguez vs F J Perez  0-14119622nd Costa del SolA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
23. D Pantaleev vs N Iordanov  ½-½581962Bulgarian ChampionshipA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
24. W Golz vs L Popov  1-0491962SofiaA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
25. M Aaron vs Robatsch  0-1421962Varna Olympiad qual-4A72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
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