Openings/Benoni Defense
Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line A65
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7
219 tournament games from this position · White wins 40%, draws 26%, Black wins 35%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bg5 | 89 | 43% 20% 37% | 2220 | 2026 |
| Nge2 | 84 | 39% 32% 29% | 2309 | 2026 |
| Be3 | 29 | 34% 21% 45% | 2134 | 2024 |
| Bd3 | 11 | 36% 27% 36% | 2201 | 2026 |
| Bb5+ | 4 | 25% 25% 50% | 2270 | 2025 |
| Bf4 | 1 | 100% | 1760 | 2014 |
| g4 | 1 | 100% | 1753 | 2018 |
Top games
| Ding Liren2812–Grischuk, A2771 | 1-0 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 | 2019 |
| Aronian, L2794–Grischuk, A2767 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2018 | 2018 |
| Praggnanandhaa, R2746–Erigaisi, Arjun2797 | ½-½ | WR Chess Masters 2024 | 2024 |
| Giri, A2768–Gelfand, B2748 | ½-½ | Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 | 2014 |
| Vitiugov, N2721–Grischuk, A2752 | ½-½ | 69th ch-RUS 2016 | 2016 |
| Artemiev, V2701–Tomashevsky, E2696 | 1-0 | ch-RUS Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Nakamura, Hi2779–Pantsulaia, L2607 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2016 | 2016 |
| Aronian, L2770–Erdos, V2613 | 1-0 | 10th World Teams 2015 | 2015 |
| Korobov, A2686–Erdos, V2612 | 1-0 | 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 | 2019 |
| Gupta, Ab2612–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2648 | 1-0 | 4th Sharjah Masters 2021 | 2021 |
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