ECO A56

Benoni Defense

Benoni Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO A56. Its defining line here is 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5.

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5

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The diagram shows the position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5. Play through it move by move in the interactive explorer.

Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

Other catalogued lines with this name

  • A61: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6

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