Opening name: Benko Opening
Opening line: 1. g3
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Winning percentages
White: 6859 (35.62%)
Black: 4901 (25.45%)
Draws: 7496 (38.93%)
1. g3 - Benko Opening
Also known as the King's Fianchetto Opening, with this move, White prepares to fianchetto the Bishop to g2. It has many long term prospects of applying pressure on the centre and Black's Queenside. The ease with which White can castle Kingside often aids White's position. When playing this opening, White will often adopt the Barcza System, with a Bishop on g2 and a Knight on f3.
Most popular responses
1...d5 (Benko Opening) Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (27511154 games)
1...e5 (Benko Opening) Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (22564282 games)
1...Nf6 (Benko Opening) Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (7438448 games)
1...g6 (Benko Opening) Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (6903032 games)
Engine Evaluation
Depth: 51
Score: +0.12
Best Move: c5
PV Line: 1. g3 c5 2. Bg2 Nc6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O
Historical games for Benko Opening
| Game | Result | Year |
| Carlsen, Magnus (2868) vs Nakamura, Hikaru (2775) | 1-0 | 2013 |
| Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2788) vs Carlsen, M. (2851) | 0-1 | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M. (2844) vs Caruana, F. (2787) | 1/2-1/2 | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M. (2864) vs Dominguez Perez, L. (2754) | 1/2-1/2 | 2022 |
| Carlsen, M. (2857) vs Grischuk, A. (2754) | 1-0 | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M. (2857) vs Grischuk, A. (2754) | 1-0 | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M. (2857) vs Grischuk, A. (2754) | 1-0 | 2016 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M. (2796) vs Kramnik, V. (2808) | 1-0 | 2017 |
| Caruana, F. (2816) vs So, W. (2778) | 0-1 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F. (2804) vs Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2789) | 0-1 | 2016 |