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Benoni Defence




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Opening name: Benoni Defence
Opening line: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3
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Winning percentages

White: 4798 (44.4%)
Black: 2757 (25.51%)
Draws: 3252 (30.09%)

Modern Benoni

Knight c3 to support the central pawn advance of e4.



Engine Evaluation

Depth: 34
Score: +0.62
Best Move: g6
PV Line: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 d6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. Nf3 exd5 8. exd5 O-O 9. h3

Historical games for Benoni Defence

GameResultYear
Mamedyarov, S. (2809) vs Svidler, P. (2760)1-02018
Ding Liren (2771) vs So, W. (2792)1/2-1/22017
So, W. (2767) vs Mamedyarov, S. (2767)1-02019
Topalov, Veselin (2780) vs Ivanchuk, Vassily (2751)1/2-1/22008
Carlsen, Magnus (2770) vs Ivanchuk, Vassily (2746)1-02009
Morozevich, Alexander (2750) vs Gashimov, Vugar (2758)1/2-1/22009
Karpov, Anatoly (2770) vs Kamsky, Gata (2735)1/2-1/21996
Mamedyarov, S. (2747) vs Li Chao2 (2751)1/2-1/22016
Kramnik, Vladimir (2772) vs Topalov, Veselin (2718)1/2-1/22001
Grischuk, A.. (2777) vs Dubov, Daniil (2710)1/2-1/22021
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