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: 1898
Last Played: Apr 2018
Overall score:
36.3%28.2%35.5%
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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  1594
35.6 % 28.7 % 35.6 %
9. Nd2  167
46.1 % 22.2 % 31.7 %
9. Bg5  65
40 % 26.2 % 33.8 %
9. Bf4  53
28.3 % 35.8 % 35.8 %
9. h3  13
23.1 % 23.1 % 53.8 %
9. Be3  5
40 % 60 %