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Benoni, Classical, 11.f3 (A79)
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: 338
Years covered: 1955 to 2025
Overall record:
   White wins 43.2%
   Black wins 25.4%
   Draws 31.4%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Svetozar Gligoric  10 games
Jan Hein Donner  8 games
Witold Balcerowski  6 games
Dragoljub Janosevic  10 games
Milan Matulovic  9 games
Andrzej Filipowicz  6 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Petrosian vs L Schmid, 1961
E Bukic vs Tal, 1967
Gligoric vs D Minic, 1972
Najdorf vs Fischer, 1966
L Ogaard vs J Tisdall, 1987
M Bertok vs Tal, 1961
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 page 1 of 14; games 1-25 of 338  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. I Birbrager vs Tal ½-½5319554th Soviet Team-ch finalA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
2. Furman vs Tal ½-½401959USSR ChampionshipA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
3. Niephaus vs W Bialas  0-1431959West German ChampionshipA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
4. N Novotelnov vs I Blechzin  0-1311961Leningrad ChampionshipA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
5. Petrosian vs L Schmid 1-0311961ZuerichA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
6. M Bertok vs Tal 0-1201961BledA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
7. A Beni vs K Langeweg  1-0371961ZevenaarA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
8. Gligoric vs Szabo 0-1311962Yugoslavia - HungaryA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
9. V Sokolov vs R Bogdanovic  1-0581962Yugoslav Championship 1963A79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
10. J H Donner vs C van den Berg  ½-½641963Dutch ChampionshipA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
11. J Dubin vs S Schweber  0-1361964Argentine ChampionshipA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
12. Najdorf vs R Garcia  ½-½501964Buenos AiresA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
13. J H Donner vs Letelier 1-0611964Capablanca MemorialA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
14. N Garces vs S Schweber  0-1591964Tel Aviv Olympiad qual-6A79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
15. Y Porat vs Stahlberg  1-0581964Tel Aviv Olympiad qual-3A79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
16. B Wexler vs Forintos  1-0441964Tel Aviv Olympiad Final-AA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
17. Z Vranesic vs G Tringov  0-1421964Tel Aviv Olympiad Final-AA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
18. K E Engel vs A Feuerstein  1-0371965olm5 fin B2 corr6568A79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
19. W Pietzsch vs A Buslaev  1-0411965TbilisiA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
20. V Liavdansky vs Stein  0-1411965USSR Championship 1964/65A79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
21. B Enklaar vs G Khodos  ½-½621965World Student Team Championship Final-AA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
22. M Nacu vs D Bondoc  0-1331965Romanian ChampionshipA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
23. Y Porat vs A Schwartz  ½-½491965Israeli ChampionshipA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
24. C Partos vs Matulovic 0-1451966BucharestA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
25. I Birbrager vs Tal 0-15919665th Soviet Team CupA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
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