Benoni Defense (베노니 방어)

한국어

The Benoni Defense family holds 61 lines. The boards below follow its shortest line from the first move.

The Korean name in brackets is ours, not an official translation. The original name is English.

Main line

1. d4 c5

One move per board, left to right. The two outlined squares are the move just played.

1. d4
1… c5

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Benoni Defense (A43)

1. d4 c5

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Variations in this family

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  1. A40Franco-Sicilian Hybrid14 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 e6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 exd5 4. cxd5 d6 5. Nc3 g6 6. e4 Bg7 7. Nf3 Ne7

  2. A43Old Benoni2 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 c5

  3. A43Benoni Gambit Accepted3 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 c5 2. dxc5

  4. A43Old Benoni3 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 c5 2. d5

  5. A43Zilbermints-Benoni Gambit3 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 c5 2. b4

  6. A43Benoni Gambit, Schlenker Defense4 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 c5 2. dxc5 Na6

  7. A43Benoni-Indian Defense4 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6

  8. A43Cormorant Gambit4 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 c5 2. dxc5 b6

  9. A43Old Benoni4 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 c5 2. d5 d6

  10. A43Old Benoni, Mujannah Formation4 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 c5 2. d5 f5

  11. A43Snail Variation4 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 c5 2. d5 Na6

  12. A43Benoni-Indian Defense, Kingside Move Order5 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. Nf3

  13. A43Benoni-Staunton Gambit5 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 c5 2. d5 f5 3. e4

  14. A43French Benoni5 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. d5

  15. A43Zilbermints-Benoni Gambit5 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 c5 2. Nf3 cxd4 3. b4

  16. A43Hawk Variation6 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 c4

  17. A43Old Benoni, Schmid Variation6 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 c5 2. d5 d6 3. Nc3 g6

  18. A43Woozle6 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. Nc3 Qa5

  19. A43Zilbermints-Benoni Gambit, Tamarkin Countergambit6 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 c5 2. Nf3 cxd4 3. b4 e5

  20. A44Old Benoni4 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5

  21. A44Semi-Benoni6 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5 3. e4 d6

  22. A56Benoni Defense4 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5

  23. A56Czech Benoni Defense6 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5

  24. A56Hromádka System6 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6

  25. A56Weenink Variation6 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. dxc5 e6

  26. A56King's Indian System10 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 g6

  27. A60Modern Variation6 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6

  28. A60Modern Variation, Snake Variation10 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 Bd6

  29. A61Benoni Defense12 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6

  30. A61Fianchetto Variation13 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. g3

  31. A61Knight's Tour Variation13 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nd2

  32. A61Uhlmann Variation13 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg5

  33. A62Fianchetto Variation16 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O

  34. A63Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense18 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7

  35. A64Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense, Main Line22 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nd2 Re8

  36. A65King's Pawn Line11 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4

  37. A65King's Pawn Line, with Bg513 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5

  38. A65King's Pawn Line14 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7

  39. A65King's Pawn Line, with Be315 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Be3

  40. A65King's Pawn Line, with Bg515 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Bg5

  41. A65King's Pawn Line, with Nge215 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Nge2

  42. A65King's Pawn Line17 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Nc3 e6 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5

  43. A65King's Pawn Line, with Bg517 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. exd5

  44. A65King's Pawn Line, with Nge217 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5

  45. A66Pawn Storm Variation13 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4

  46. A66Mikenas Variation15 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. e5

  47. A67Taimanov Variation15 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+

  48. A68Four Pawns Attack16 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O

  49. A69Four Pawns Attack, Main Line18 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 Re8

  50. A70Classical Variation13 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4

  51. A70Classical Variation, New York Variation15 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. h3

  52. A70Classical Variation, Traditional Variation15 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2

  53. A71Classical Variation, Averbakh-Grivas Attack15 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Bg5

  54. A72Classical Variation16 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O

  55. A73Classical Variation, Main Line17 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O

  56. A74Classical Variation, Full Line19 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4

  57. A75Classical Variation, Argentine Counterattack20 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Bg4

  58. A76Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense18 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8

  59. A77Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense, Tal Line19 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2

  60. A78Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense20 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Na6

  61. A79Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense21 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Na6 11. f3

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