ECO A70: Benoni Defense
ECO A70 is part of volume A — Flank Openings.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 3 named lines under it.
The shortest is Benoni Defense: Classical Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4.
That position has come up in 483,610 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 46.0%, 5.3% were drawn and Black won 48.7%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Benoni Defense: Classical Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 |
13 |
| Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, New York Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. h3 |
15 |
| Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2 |
15 |