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Benko Opening




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Opening name: Benko Opening
Opening line: 1. g3 g6
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Winning percentages

White: 1127 (36.09%)
Black: 755 (24.18%)
Draws: 1241 (39.74%)



Engine Evaluation

Depth: 38
Score: +0.17
Best Move: Nf3
PV Line: 1. g3 g6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bg2 e6 6. d4 cxd4

Historical games for Benko Opening

GameResultYear
Carlsen, Magnus (2868) vs Nakamura, Hikaru (2775)1-02013
Carlsen, M. (2844) vs Caruana, F. (2787)1/2-1/22016
Carlsen, M. (2857) vs Grischuk, A. (2754)1-02016
Carlsen, M. (2857) vs Grischuk, A. (2754)1-02016
Carlsen, M. (2865) vs Artemiev, V. (2700)1/2-1/22022
Vachier Lagrave, M. (2795) vs Grischuk, A. (2750)1/2-1/22017
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2768) vs Radjabov, Teimour (2744)1-02011
Mamedyarov, S. (2765) vs Harikrishna, P. (2727)1/2-1/22014
Wang, Yue (2705) vs Gelfand, Boris (2773)1/2-1/22013
Ivanchuk, V. (2731) vs Vachier Lagrave, M. (2745)0-12013
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