Openings/Benoni Defense
Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense, Main Line A64
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nd2 Re8
887 tournament games from this position · White wins 27%, draws 26%, Black wins 46%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| h3 | 441 | 33% 25% 42% | 2285 | 2026 |
| Nc4 | 251 | 20% 23% 57% | 2247 | 2026 |
| a5 | 73 | 16% 49% 34% | 2334 | 2026 |
| e4 | 54 | 33% 22% 44% | 2166 | 2026 |
| Ra2 | 26 | 50% 31% 19% | 2262 | 2024 |
| Re1 | 13 | 31% 62% | 2261 | 2026 |
| Qc2 | 10 | 30% 20% 50% | 2199 | 2025 |
| Qb3 | 7 | 43% 57% | 2328 | 2024 |
| Ra3 | 4 | 75% 25% | 2370 | 2024 |
| Rb1 | 4 | 100% | 2387 | 2024 |
| Nde4 | 3 | 100% | 2113 | 2024 |
| f4 | 1 | 100% | 1786 | 2016 |
Top games
| So, W2812–Nakamura, Hi2785 | 0-1 | 5th Norway Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Topalov, V2771–Karjakin, Sergey2786 | 1-0 | Renova FIDE GP Zug | 2013 |
| Mamedyarov, S2726–Grischuk, A2763 | 0-1 | World Blitz Final | 2012 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2723–Duda, J2758 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Ponomariov, R2756–Bacrot, E2723 | 0-1 | FIDE GP Paris | 2013 |
| Inarkiev, E2695–Nepomniachtchi, I2702 | 0-1 | 66th ch-RUS 2013 | 2013 |
| Le Quang Liem2717–Sjugirov, S2657 | ½-½ | 20th TCh-RUS 2013 | 2013 |
| Karpov, Ana2619–Naiditsch, A2710 | 0-1 | Sberbank GM Rapid | 2013 |
| Stupak, K2526–Naiditsch, A2708 | 0-1 | Amplico ch-EUR Rapid | 2012 |
| Stupak, K2573–Efimenko, Z2636 | ½-½ | 24th Abu Dhabi Masters | 2017 |
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