The P-Q4..P-QB4 system (shown left) is usually encountered in its Modern Benoni form (move 3b, right), a major Indian Defence variation. The name itself is from a Hebrew word Ben-Oni ("child of my sorrow") used in an 1825 chess book title.
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A Queen's Pawn Side Defence, the Benoni
is a sharp, fighting system where Black's QBPawn threatens
White's QP and hopes to draw it forward (or off-centre) to upset
White's centre. The P-Q4..P-QB4 system (shown left) is usually encountered in its Modern Benoni form (move 3b, right), a major Indian Defence variation. The name itself is from a Hebrew word Ben-Oni ("child of my sorrow") used in an 1825 chess book title. |
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| Popularised by world champion Mikhail Tal in the 1950s and 1960s. Variations from a typical leading line (below) include the Blumenfeld Counter-Gambit and the Benko Gambit. | ||
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Begin or
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| 7 Nf3 Bg7 8 Be2 0-0 9 0-0 Re1 | |
| 7 Bd3 Bg7 8 Nge2 0-0 9 0-0 a6 | |