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Benoni Defense

1.d4 c5. ECO A40–A79, 66 named variations.

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A43

Old Benoni

Benoni Defense
Analyze with Stockfish
Tactics from the Benoni Defense 200 puzzles

All Benoni Defense variations

ECOVariation
A43 Old Benoni
1.d4 c5
A43 Benoni Gambit Accepted
1.d4 c5 2.dxc5
A43 Old Benoni
1.d4 c5 2.d5
A43 Zilbermints-Benoni Gambit
1.d4 c5 2.b4
A56 Benoni Defense
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5
A43 Benoni Gambit, Schlenker Defense
1.d4 c5 2.dxc5 Na6
A43 Benoni-Indian Defense
1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6
A43 Cormorant Gambit
1.d4 c5 2.dxc5 b6
A43 Old Benoni
1.d4 c5 2.d5 d6
A44 Old Benoni
1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5
A43 Old Benoni, Mujannah Formation
1.d4 c5 2.d5 f5
A43 Snail Variation
1.d4 c5 2.d5 Na6
A43 Benoni-Indian Defense, Kingside Move Order
1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.Nf3
A43 Benoni-Staunton Gambit
1.d4 c5 2.d5 f5 3.e4
A43 French Benoni
1.e4 e6 2.d4 c5 3.d5
A43 Zilbermints-Benoni Gambit
1.d4 c5 2.Nf3 cxd4 3.b4
A56 Czech Benoni Defense
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5
A43 Hawk Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 c4
A56 Hromádka System
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 d6
A60 Modern Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
A43 Old Benoni, Schmid Variation
1.d4 c5 2.d5 d6 3.Nc3 g6
A44 Semi-Benoni
1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6
A56 Weenink Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.dxc5 e6
A43 Woozle
1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.Nc3 Qa5
A43 Zilbermints-Benoni Gambit, Tamarkin Countergambit
1.d4 c5 2.Nf3 cxd4 3.b4 e5
A56 King's Indian System
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 g6
A60 Modern Variation, Snake Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 Bd6
A65 King's Pawn Line
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4
A61 Benoni Defense
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6
A70 Classical Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.e4
A61 Fianchetto Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.g3
A65 King's Pawn Line, with Bg5
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Bg5 c5 7.d5
A61 Knight's Tour Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Nd2
A66 Pawn Storm Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4
A61 Uhlmann Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Bg5
A40 Franco-Sicilian Hybrid
1.d4 e6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 exd5 4.cxd5 d6 5.Nc3 g6 6.e4 Bg7 7.Nf3 Ne7
A65 King's Pawn Line
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f3 Bg7
A71 Classical Variation, Averbakh-Grivas Attack
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Bg5
A70 Classical Variation, New York Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.h3
A70 Classical Variation, Traditional Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Be2
A65 King's Pawn Line, with Be3
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f3 Bg7 8.Be3
A65 King's Pawn Line, with Bg5
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f3 Bg7 8.Bg5
A65 King's Pawn Line, with Nge2
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f3 Bg7 8.Nge2
A66 Mikenas Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.e5
A67 Taimanov Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+
A72 Classical Variation
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
A62 Fianchetto Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Bg2 Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O
A68 Four Pawns Attack
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O
A73 Classical Variation, Main Line
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 9.O-O
A68 Four Pawns Attack
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.Be2
A65 King's Pawn Line
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.e4 Bg7 6.Nc3 e6 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 exd5 9.cxd5
A65 King's Pawn Line, with Bg5
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Bg5 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Qd2 exd5 9.exd5
A65 King's Pawn Line, with Nge2
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Nge2 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Ng3 exd5 9.cxd5
A76 Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense
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 9.O-O Re8
A63 Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Bg2 Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.O-O Nbd7
A69 Four Pawns Attack, Main Line
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.Be2 Re8
A77 Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense, Tal Line
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 9.O-O Re8 10.Nd2
A74 Classical Variation, Full Line
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 9.O-O a6 10.a4
A75 Classical Variation, Argentine Counterattack
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O a6 10.a4 Bg4
A78 Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O Re8 10.Nd2 Na6
A77 Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense, Tal Line
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 9.O-O Re8 10.Nd2 Nbd7
A69 Four Pawns Attack, Main Line
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.Be2 Nbd7 10.O-O Re8
A79 Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense
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 9.O-O Re8 10.Nd2 Na6 11.f3
A69 Four Pawns Attack, Main Line
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.Be2 Nbd7 10.O-O Re8 11.Nd2
A69 Four Pawns Attack, Main Line
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.Be2 a6 10.a4 Re8 11.Nd2
A64 Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense, Main Line
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Bg2 Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.O-O a6 10.a4 Nbd7 11.Nd2 Re8

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