Openings/Benoni Defense
Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Main Line A69
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 Re8
292 tournament games from this position · White wins 45%, draws 22%, Black wins 33%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e5 | 203 | 47% 24% 30% | 2165 | 2026 |
| Nd2 | 77 | 40% 18% 42% | 2108 | 2025 |
| Qc2 | 8 | 50% 38% | 1940 | 2021 |
| O-O | 3 | 67% 33% | 2068 | 2016 |
| Qd3 | 1 | 100% | 1886 | 2013 |
Top games
| Jobava, Ba2573–Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B2643 | 0-1 | 25th European Teams | 2025 |
| Vaisser, A2544–Edouard, R2662 | ½-½ | 88th ch-FRA 2013 | 2013 |
| Potkin, V2583–Yuffa, D2565 | ½-½ | TCh-RUS Premier 2020 | 2020 |
| Martinovic, Sa2542–Kadric, D2584 | ½-½ | TCh-AUT 2023-24 | 2023 |
| Adhiban, Baskaran2674–Krnan, T2440 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Wang Rui2407–Ding Liren2660 | 0-1 | TCh-CHN 2012 | 2012 |
| Moranda, W2560–Szelag, M2501 | 1-0 | TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2013 | 2013 |
| Piceu, T2354–Howell, D2701 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2019-20 | 2019 |
| Adhiban, Baskaran2654–Makarian, Rudik2397 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Pascua, H2401–Kovalev, Vl2595 | 0-1 | PSC / Puregold Open 2016 | 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