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Benko Opening




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Opening name: Benko Opening
Opening line: 1. g3 d5
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Winning percentages

White: 2377 (33.77%)
Black: 1866 (26.51%)
Draws: 2796 (39.72%)



Engine Evaluation

Depth: 39
Score: +0.18
Best Move: Nf3
PV Line: 1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O c6 6. c4 O-O

Historical games for Benko Opening

GameResultYear
Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2788) vs Carlsen, M. (2851)0-12016
Carlsen, M. (2857) vs Grischuk, A. (2754)1-02016
Vachier Lagrave, M. (2796) vs Kramnik, V. (2808)1-02017
Grischuk, Alexander (2761) vs Aronian, Levon (2825)1/2-1/22012
Mamedyarov, S. (2801) vs Giri, A. (2782)0-12018
Carlsen, M. (2864) vs Van Foreest, Jorden (2714)1/2-1/22022
Mamedyarov, S. (2799) vs Grischuk, A. (2772)0-12017
Karjakin, Sergey (2773) vs Nakamura, Hi (2792)1/2-1/22017
Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2798) vs Svidler, P. (2759)1-02016
Aronian, L. (2785) vs Giri, A. (2771)1/2-1/22016
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