Openings/Benoni Defense
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation A72
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O
442 tournament games from this position · White wins 34%, draws 25%, Black wins 41%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 317 | 28% 24% 48% | 2152 | 2026 |
| Nd2 | 59 | 58% 27% 15% | 2224 | 2026 |
| Be3 | 50 | 48% 26% 26% | 2341 | 2026 |
| Bf4 | 6 | 33% 67% | 2226 | 2024 |
| h3 | 5 | 40% 60% | 2085 | 2025 |
| Bg5 | 5 | 40% 40% 20% | 2136 | 2024 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2786–Caruana, F2794 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2016 | 2016 |
| Wojtaszek, R2715–Dubov, Daniil2614 | 1-0 | FIDE World Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Riazantsev, A2639–Yilmaz, M2604 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Xu, Yinglun2560–Adhiban, Baskaran2672 | 0-1 | 16th Asian Continental | 2017 |
| Beliavsky, A2605–Perunovic, Mil2619 | ½-½ | TCh-HUN 2016-17 | 2016 |
| Kozul, Z2597–Yilmaz, M2621 | 0-1 | 48th Bosna Open 2018 | 2018 |
| Grachev, B2661–Gabrielian, A2544 | ½-½ | 67th ch-RUS HL 2014 | 2014 |
| Brunello, S2568–Yilmaz, M2616 | ½-½ | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | 2016 |
| Xu, Yinglun2523–Zhao Jun2634 | ½-½ | ch-CHN 2016 | 2016 |
| Riazantsev, A2646–Yuffa, D2503 | 0-1 | Igor Kurnosov Mem Rapid | 2016 |
Benoni Defense variations
Old BenoniA43Old BenoniA43Zilbermints-Benoni GambitA43Benoni Gambit AcceptedA43Old BenoniA43Old Benoni, Mujannah FormationA43Old BenoniA44Benoni-Indian DefenseA43Snail VariationA43Benoni DefenseA56Cormorant GambitA43Benoni Gambit, Schlenker DefenseA43Benoni-Staunton GambitA43French BenoniA43Benoni-Indian Defense, Kingside Move OrderA43Zilbermints-Benoni GambitA43Semi-BenoniA44Old Benoni, Schmid VariationA43Czech Benoni DefenseA56Hromádka SystemA56Modern VariationA60Hawk VariationA43WoozleA43Zilbermints-Benoni Gambit, Tamarkin CountergambitA43