ECO A43

Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit, Schlenker Defense

Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit, Schlenker Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO A43. Its defining line here is 1. d4 c5 2. dxc5 Na6.

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1. d4 c5 2. dxc5 Na6

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The diagram shows the position after 1. d4 c5 2. dxc5 Na6. 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.