Openings/Benoni Defense
Benoni Defense: King's Indian System A56
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 g6
173 tournament games from this position · White wins 42%, draws 25%, Black wins 33%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be2 | 49 | 49% 22% 29% | 2228 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 36 | 44% 22% 33% | 2132 | 2026 |
| g3 | 29 | 38% 28% 34% | 2217 | 2025 |
| Nf3 | 20 | 25% 40% 35% | 2228 | 2025 |
| h3 | 18 | 44% 22% 33% | 2239 | 2024 |
| f3 | 11 | 64% 27% | 2193 | 2023 |
| Nge2 | 3 | 33% 33% 33% | 2152 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2028 | 2021 |
| h4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2303 | 2024 |
| Be3 | 1 | 100% | 2169 | 2019 |
| f4 | 1 | 100% | 1976 | 2013 |
Top games
| Jones, G2644–Arkell, K2470 | 1-0 | 88th Hastings Masters | 2013 |
| Goryachkina, A2451–Demchenko, A2615 | 1-0 | 16th ch-EUR Indiv 2015 | 2015 |
| Votava, J2521–Frolov, Artu2453 | ½-½ | 30th Czech Rapid G1 2019 | 2019 |
| Peralta, Fe2592–Gonzalez Rodriguez, Ja2372 | ½-½ | TCh-CAT Gp1 2015 | 2015 |
| Yakubboev, Nodirbek2549–Baidetskyi, Valentin2398 | 1-0 | World Youth U16 Olympiad | 2018 |
| Lopez Martinez, Josep2545–Gonzalez Rodriguez, Ja2372 | 1-0 | TCh-CAT Final GpA 2015 | 2015 |
| Donchenko, Alexa2498–Czebe, A2409 | 0-1 | 33rd Zalakaros Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Gasanov, E2482–Frolov, Artu2405 | 1-0 | ch-UKR Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Md Imran2462–Prokofiev, Valentyn2420 | 1-0 | 5th Gambit GM Closed 2026 | 2026 |
| Collins, S Irl2471–Slavin, A2397 | 1-0 | 4NCL 2012-13 | 2013 |
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