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Benoni Defense: Classical Variation

ECO A70 · 544 games · Black to move

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4
48% White6% Draw46% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Bg746685.7%
Bg4132.4%
a6112.0%

A further 54 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... g6Benoni Defense: Classical Variation 7. e4

Other lines in this family

Classical Variation, New York VariationA70… 7... Bg7 8. h3126Classical Variation, Traditional VariationA70… 7... Bg7 8. Be290Benoni DefenseA61…674Knight's Tour VariationA61… 7. Nd294Fianchetto VariationA61… 7. g393Fianchetto 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.