ECO A61: Benoni Defense
ECO A61 is part of volume A — Flank Openings.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 4 named lines under it.
The shortest is Benoni Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6.
That position has come up in 601,949 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 48.9%, 5.5% were drawn and Black won 45.6%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Benoni Defense | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 |
12 |
| Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. g3 |
13 |
| Benoni Defense: Knight's Tour Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nd2 |
13 |
| Benoni Defense: Uhlmann Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg5 |
13 |