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Benoni Defense

ECO A61 · 674 games · White to move

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6
54% White5% Draw41% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
e422132.8%Benoni Defense: Classical Variation A70
Nd29413.9%Benoni Defense: Knight's Tour Variation A61
g38011.9%Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation A61
Bf4669.8%
h3568.3%
Bg5466.8%

A further 111 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. c4Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian 3. Nf3Benoni Defense 6... g6

Other lines in this family

Classical VariationA70… 7. e4544Classical Variation, New York VariationA70… 7. e4 Bg7 8. h3126Knight's Tour VariationA61… 7. Nd294Fianchetto VariationA61… 7. g393Classical Variation, Traditional VariationA70… 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be290Fianchetto VariationA62… 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O185Benoni DefenseA56… 2... c514,598Modern VariationA60… 2... c5 3. d5 e63,493King's Pawn LineA65… 2... c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e42,805Hromádka SystemA56… 2... c5 3. d5 d62,345

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.