A61: Benoni defence

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

Benoni defence

A61 Sub-variants:

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

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

Benoni, Nimzovich (knight's tour) variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nd2

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

Overview

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10523

Last Played:

Aug 2025

Overall score:

41.7%

29.1%

29.3%

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Possible continuations:

7. e4

2903

37 %

29.5 %

33.5 %

7. Bf4

2217

46 %

26.2 %

27.8 %

7. Nd2

2180

46.4 %

28.7 %

24.9 %

7. g3

1466

35.4 %

32.3 %

32.3 %

7. h3

987

44.2 %

32.4 %

23.4 %

7. Bg5

657

41.2 %

26.6 %

32.1 %

7. Qa4+

99

47.5 %

27.3 %

25.3 %

7. e3

12

50 %

50 %

7. a4

2

50 %

50 %