A67 Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation
A67 holds a single named line. It leaves A66 (Benoni Defense: Pawn Storm Variation) with 7...Bg7 8.Bb5+. Black, to move in that position, has seven legal moves, the fewest of the 23 Benoni Defense codes. White’s pieces and pawns attack 11 squares in Black’s half, the most of the 23 Benoni Defense codes. The reference line ends with a check, 8.Bb5+. No other Benoni Defense code shares this.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4 | Nf6 |
| 2 | c4 | c5 |
| 3 | d5 | e6 |
| 4 | Nc3 | exd5 |
| 5 | cxd5 | d6 |
| 6 | e4 | g6 |
| 7 | f4 | Bg7 |
| 8 | Bb5+ |
Moves only A67 plays
Same as A68 up to 7...Bg7, then:
- 8.Bb5+ The bishop leaves f1 for b5, giving check.
The road to A67
- 1.d4 … 5...d6five earlier stops: A40, A45, A50, A56, A60
- 6.e4A65 King’s Pawn Line
- 7.f4A66 Pawn Storm Variation
- 8.Bb5+A67
The position after 8.Bb5+
White has brought out the knight on c3 and bishop on b5; Black the knight on f6 and bishop on g7. White has a half-open c-file; Black a half-open e-file.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| A65 | Benoni Defense: King’s Pawn Line | seven squares: f1, f2, f4, b5, g6, g7, f8 |
| A69 | Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Main Line | seven squares: g1, e2, f3, b5, e8, g8, h8 |
| A70 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation | eight squares: f1, g1, f2, f3, f4, b5, g7, f8 |
| A71 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Averbakh-Grivas Attack | eight squares: c1, f1, g1, f2, f3, f4, b5, g5 |
| E76 | King’s Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack | eight squares: f1, c4, d4, b5, c5, d5, c7, e7 |
| A61 | Benoni Defense | ten squares: f1, g1, e2, f2, f3, e4, f4, b5 … |
| A72 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation | ten squares: g1, e2, f2, f3, f4, b5, e8, f8 … |