Benoni Defense: Old Benoni
ECO A43 · 6,948 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| c4 | 4,608 | 66.3% | | |
| e4 | 1,184 | 17.0% | | |
| Nc3 | 682 | 9.8% | | |
| Nf3 | 255 | 3.7% | | |
| Bf4 | 69 | 1.0% | | |
| Bg5 | 50 | 0.7% | | |
| g3 | 43 | 0.6% | | |
| c3 | 10 | 0.1% | | |
A further 47 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Old Benoni, Schmid VariationA43… 3. Nc3 g6136Old BenoniA43…17,803Benoni-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 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.