A72: Benoni, classical without 9.O-O

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

Benoni, classical without 9.O-O

A72 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 1939
Last Played: May 2022
Overall score:
36.3%28.3%35.4%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Svetozar Gligoric 21 games
Jan Hein Donner 20 games
Alexander G Beliavsky 17 games
Black  
Mikhail Tal 13 games
Andrzej Filipowicz 12 games
Lajos Portisch 9 games

Possible continuations:

9. O-O  1618
35.6 % 28.7 % 35.7 %
9. Nd2  173
45.7 % 22.5 % 31.8 %
9. Bg5  65
40 % 26.2 % 33.8 %
9. Bf4  55
27.3 % 36.4 % 36.4 %
9. Be3  14
35.7 % 28.6 % 35.7 %
9. h3  13
23.1 % 23.1 % 53.8 %