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Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4 (A75)
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

Number of games in database: 313
Years covered: 1957 to 2025
Overall record:
   White wins 31.6%
   Black wins 35.8%
   Draws 32.6%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Svetozar Gligoric  11 games
Alexander Beliavsky  5 games
Wlodzimierz Schmidt  5 games
Ewen McGowen Green  5 games
Lev Psakhis  5 games
Aleksander Wojtkiewicz  5 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
L Eperjesi vs B Perenyi, 1980
L Zaid vs Kasparov, 1977
Gligoric vs Miles, 1974
L B Hansen vs Gelfand, 2008
Tukmakov vs Tal, 1971
Taimanov vs Stein, 1971
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 page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 313  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Benites vs A Nikitin  0-1281957World Student Team ChampionshipA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
2. A Lukic vs G Tringov ½-½321958WchT U26 fin-A 05thA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
3. J F Shaw vs A Saidy  0-124195960th US OpenA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
4. Najdorf vs E Reinhardt  0-1411961Mar del PlataA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
5. R Bobekov vs G Khodos  ½-½551961BUL-RUSA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
6. J H Donner vs Portisch  0-1421961Maroczy MemorialA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
7. Pachman vs Szabo  1-0591962Mar del PlataA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
8. Pachman vs W Attard  1-0281964Kecskemet ZonalA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
9. Y Kraidman vs M Peretz  1-0381966Tel AvivA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
10. M Luckis vs Bolbochan  ½-½401966Buenos Aires / Rio Hondo ZonalA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
11. J de Souza Mendes vs Bolbochan  0-1421966Buenos Aires / Rio Hondo ZonalA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
12. Gligoric vs Janosevic 1-0431966Titovo UziceA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
13. B Andersen vs O Jakobsen  ½-½411968Danish ChampionshipA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
14. O'Kelly vs M Damjanovic  0-1561968Capablanca MemorialA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
15. W Hook vs S Garcia Martinez  0-1361969Quito/Guayaquil ZonalA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
16. R Byrne vs L Evans  ½-½161969United States ChampionshipA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
17. Gligoric vs D Levy  ½-½741969Hastings 1969/70A75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
18. Portisch vs Timman ½-½211969Hastings 1969/70A75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
19. S Cvetkovic vs J Rukavina  ½-½431970Yugoslav First LeagueA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
20. D L Oppedal vs J Tarjan  0-1391971LERA SunnyvaleA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
21. Janosevic vs B Zuckerman  ½-½231971Vrnjacka BanjaA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
22. B Kliukin vs Shamkovich  0-1241971URS-ch sf Ivano-FrankivskA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
23. Timman vs H Ree  1-0451971NED-ch rapidA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
24. Gligoric vs H Ree  ½-½271971Amsterdam IBMA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
25. Gligoric vs R Hartoch 1-0471971Amsterdam IBMA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
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