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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+

Black to move
1,339 games · 1950-2025
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move

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white wins - draws - black wins %

8...Nfd7

1,199

50%

22.7%

27.3%

8...Nbd7

101

44.6%

22.8%

32.7%

8...Bd7

78.4%

8...Kf8

50%

8...Nfd7 +0.38 (37 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Kasparov vs Nunn, 1982 (1-0)
Kasparov vs F A Cuijpers, 1980 (1-0)
P Littlewood vs D Norwood, 1985 (0-1)
J Ivanov vs I Cheparinov, 2004 (0-1)
Bareev vs Topalov, 2002 (0-1)

DEBUT: Alatortsev vs Aronin, 1950 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: B Esen vs Thomas Bauer, 2017 (1-0)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Modern Benoni, Taimanov Attack by KingG
Benoni Taimanov 8...Bd7 by Marco65
8... Nfd7 9.a4 O-O in Benoni by Alexin22

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
A67: Benoni, Taimanov Variation (1339)

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