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Benoni Defense: Old Benoni

ECO A43 · 17,803 games · Black to move

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1. d4 c5 2. d5
49% White4% Draw47% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
d66,94839.0%Benoni Defense: Old Benoni A43
e63,60920.3%
Nf63,12717.6%Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense A43
e52,33813.1%Benoni Defense: Old Benoni A44
g68334.7%
b54202.4%
f51690.9%Benoni Defense: Old Benoni, Mujannah Formation A43
c4920.5%
Qa5+590.3%
b6480.3%
Qc7390.2%
a6370.2%

A further 84 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4Benoni Defense: Old Benoni 1... c5Benoni Defense: Old Benoni 2. d5

Other lines in this family

Old BenoniA43… 2... d66,948Benoni-Indian DefenseA43… 2... Nf63,127Old BenoniA44… 2... e52,338Benoni-Indian Defense, Kingside Move OrderA43… 2... Nf6 3. Nf31,450Semi-BenoniA44… 2... e5 3. e4 d6537Old Benoni, Mujannah FormationA43… 2... f5169Old Benoni, Schmid VariationA43… 2... d6 3. Nc3 g6136Old BenoniA43…44,346Benoni Gambit AcceptedA43… 2. dxc56,739Benoni Gambit, Schlenker DefenseA43… 2. dxc5 Na6108

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.