Openings/Benoni Defense
Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation A61
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. g3
1,020 tournament games from this position · White wins 35%, draws 30%, Black wins 35%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bg7 | 1,011 | 35% 30% 35% | 2284 | 2026 |
| a6 | 9 | 44% 56% | 2253 | 2025 |
Top games
| Vachier Lagrave, M2722–Topalov, V2717 | 1-0 | Superbet POL Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Vallejo Pons, F2711–Vitiugov, N2726 | ½-½ | European Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Eljanov, P2723–Sjugirov, S2653 | 1-0 | 15th ch-EUR Indiv 2014 | 2014 |
| Wojtaszek, R2737–Zhigalko, S2638 | ½-½ | 21st European Teams | 2017 |
| Ni Hua2683–Maghsoodloo, Parham2688 | 0-1 | 17th Asian Continental | 2018 |
| Romanov, E2640–Alekseev, Evgeny2700 | ½-½ | 14th Euro Indiv 2013 | 2013 |
| Troff, Kayden W2532–Nakamura, Hi2798 | 0-1 | ch-USA 2015 | 2015 |
| Karpov, Ana2619–Naiditsch, A2710 | 0-1 | Sberbank GM Rapid | 2013 |
| Ganguly, S2653–Adhiban, Baskaran2672 | ½-½ | 16th Asian Continental | 2017 |
| Swiercz, D2620–Bacrot, E2697 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
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