ECO A43

Benoni Defense: Old Benoni

Benoni Defense: Old Benoni is a chess opening classified under ECO A43. Its defining line here is 1. d4 c5.

Benoni Defense: Old Benoni — board position♜♞♝♛♚♝♞♜♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♜♞♝♛♚♝♞♜

1. d4 c5

Explore this opening ▸Add to my repertoireOpen in analysis

The diagram shows the position after 1. d4 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

  • A43: 1. d4 c5 2. d5
  • A43: 1. d4 c5 2. d5 d6
  • A44: 1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5

Part of

Variations