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Old Benoni Defence




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Opening name: Old Benoni Defence
Opening line: 1. d4 c5 2. d5
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Winning percentages

White: 2926 (45.36%)
Black: 1622 (25.14%)
Draws: 1903 (29.5%)


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  • 2...e5 (Old Benoni Defence) Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (1903229 games)


    Engine Evaluation

    Depth: 47
    Score: +0.56
    Best Move: Nf6
    PV Line: 1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 d6 5. Nge2 exd5 6. exd5 Be7 7. Ng3

    Historical games for Old Benoni Defence

    GameResultYear
    Aronian, L. (2767) vs Caruana, F. (2822)1-02018
    Gelfand, Boris (2733) vs Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2772)1/2-1/22011
    Wang, Yue (2716) vs Malakhov, Vladimir (2732)1/2-1/22010
    Aronian, Levon (2783) vs Zvjaginsev, Vadim (2656)1-02010
    Duda, J. (2750) vs Ivanchuk, V. (2678)1-02022
    Grachev, Boris (2683) vs Vitiugov, Nikita (2734)1/2-1/22013
    Tomashevsky, Evgeny (2707) vs Andreikin, Dmitry (2696)1/2-1/22011
    Seirawan, Yasser (2635) vs Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2765)1-02011
    Ni, Hua (2645) vs Malakhov, Vladimir (2732)1/2-1/22010
    Robson, R. (2681) vs Saric, Iv (2695)0-12022
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