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Position after 2…c5 ECO A56
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1.d4 1…Nf6 2.c4 2…c5
◇ start 1.d4 1…Nf6 2.c4 2…c5
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Benoni Defense · A56

Benoni Defense

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In master play

37,736 games
White 40.4% Draw 33.5% Black 26.1%

Continuations

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  1. 3.d5 25,543 g.
    • A65 King's Pawn Line 6,056
    • A68 Four Pawns Attack 273
    • A60 Modern Variation 9,174
    • A56 Czech Benoni Defense 3,030
    • + 8 more
  2. 3.Nf3 7,998 g.
    • A70 Classical Variation 3,500
    • A61 Fianchetto Variation 1,838
    • A61 Knight's Tour Variation 2,223
    • A61 Uhlmann Variation 437
  3. 3.e4 1,645 g.
    • A43 Benoni-Staunton Gambit 51
    • A44 Semi-Benoni 1,594
  4. 3.dxc5 102 g. Weenink Variation
  5. 3.Nc3 45 g. Woozle
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