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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. Nd2

Black to move
840 games · 1955-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

9...Re8

377

49.9%

27.3%

22.8%

9...Nbd7

365

49.3%

24.4%

26.3%

9...Na6

285

46%

28.4%

25.6%

9...a6

56.6%

26.4%

9...Ne8

36.2%

31.9%

9...b6

63.6%

13.6

22.7%

9...Qe7

75%

25%

9...h5

J Rowson vs G Jones, 2016 1/2-1/2

9...a6 +0.10 (31 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Leko vs Kramnik, 2004 (1/2-1/2)
Larsen vs Ljubojevic, 1975 (0-1)
A Evdokimov vs A Volokitin, 2008 (0-1)
A Howell Williams vs A Kosten, 1982 (0-1)

DEBUT: K Darga vs J Fuller, 1955 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: V S Gujrathi vs A Indjic, 2017 (0-1)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
A61: Benoni (331)
A77: Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2 (219)
A79: Benoni, Classical, 11.f3 (93)
A78: Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6 (71)
A70: Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 (65)
A72: Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O (50)
E91: King's Indian (4)
A56: Benoni Defense (3)
A43: Old Benoni (2)

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