Openings/Benoni Defense
Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5 A65
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Bg5
104 tournament games from this position · White wins 42%, draws 18%, Black wins 39%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 51 | 47% 39% | 2221 | 2026 |
| h6 | 37 | 32% 27% 41% | 2253 | 2026 |
| a6 | 15 | 53% 33% | 2247 | 2025 |
| Qb6 | 1 | 100% | 2111 | 2019 |
Top games
| Nakamura, Hi2787–Kasparov, G2812 | 1-0 | Ultimate Blitz Challenge | 2016 |
| Nakamura, Hi2802–Firouzja, Alireza2767 | 0-1 | SpeedChess Final 2024 | 2024 |
| Nakamura, Hi2779–Pantsulaia, L2607 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2016 | 2016 |
| Anton Guijarro, D2697–Ragger, M2670 | ½-½ | 2nd Prague Masters 2020 | 2020 |
| Aczel, G2522–Bosiocic, Mari2619 | ½-½ | 2nd Bundesliga Sud 19-20 | 2020 |
| Miton, K2612–Kantans, T2513 | 1-0 | Paul Keres Memorial 2015 | 2016 |
| Aczel, G2499–Kantor, G2582 | 1-0 | ch-HUN Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Fier, A2569–Liang, Awonder2488 | 0-1 | St Louis Spring Classic B | 2017 |
| Dambacher, M2497–Werle, J2523 | 0-1 | Dutch League 2014-15 | 2015 |
| Narciso Dublan, M2508–Asis Gargatagli, H2505 | 1-0 | ch-CAT 2017 | 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