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Benoni Defense

ECO A56 · 14,598 games · White to move

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5
45% White6% Draw49% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
d510,00868.6%
Nf31,60711.0%English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation A31
Nc31,3139.0%
e31,1117.6%
dxc54112.8%
g3490.3%
Bg5310.2%

A further 68 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... c5

Other lines in this family

Modern VariationA60… 3. d5 e63,493King's Pawn LineA65… 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e42,805Hromádka SystemA56… 3. d5 d62,345Czech Benoni DefenseA56… 3. d5 e5637Pawn Storm VariationA66… 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4424Taimanov VariationA67… 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+181Weenink VariationA56… 3. dxc5 e6149Four Pawns AttackA68… 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O88Benoni 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.