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Franco-Benoni Defence




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Opening name: Franco-Benoni Defence
Opening line: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5
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Winning percentages

White: 358 (37.72%)
Black: 255 (26.87%)
Draws: 336 (35.41%)

Franco-Benoni Defence

Also known as Franco-Sicilian Defence



Engine Evaluation

Depth: 39
Score: +0.61
Best Move: d5
PV Line: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. d5 Nf6 4. Nc3 d6 5. a4 Be7 6. Nge2 exd5 7. exd5 Na6

Historical games for Franco-Benoni Defence

GameResultYear
Alekseenko, K. (2704) vs Salgado Lopez, I. (2605)0-12019
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2709) vs Kengis, Edvins (2570)1-02002
Sokolov, Ivan (2645) vs Andersson, Ulf (2630)0-11995
Shomoev, Anton (2571) vs Zvjaginsev, Vadim (2671)0-12012
Parma, Bruno (2530) vs Larsen, Bent (2660)1-01972
Krapivin, Alexander (2501) vs Grachev, Boris (2655)1/2-1/22009
Dvoretzky, Mark (2540) vs Smejkal, Jan (2615)0-11976
Kovalenko, I. (2653) vs Miezis, N. (2499)1/2-1/22015
Tiviakov, Sergei (2645) vs Drazic, Sinisa (2505)1-02008
Rogers, Ian (2558) vs Kengis, Edvins (2589)1-02001
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