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Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation

ECO A67 · 181 games · Black to move

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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+
57% White4% Draw39% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nfd713876.2%
Bd73217.7%

A further 11 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4Indian Defense 1... Nf6Indian Defense: Normal Variation 2. c4Benoni Defense 2... c5Benoni Defense: Modern Variation 3... e6Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line 6. e4Benoni Defense: Pawn Storm Variation 7. f4Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation 8. Bb5+

Other lines in this family

Four Pawns AttackA68… 8. Nf3 O-O88Pawn Storm VariationA66…424King's Pawn LineA65…2,805Modern VariationA60…3,493Hromádka SystemA56… 3... d62,345Czech Benoni DefenseA56… 3... e5637Benoni DefenseA56…14,598Weenink VariationA56… 3. dxc5 e6149Benoni DefenseA61… 2... e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6674Classical VariationA70… 2... e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4544

All 29 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.