Tree path 5 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Benoni Defense: Old Benoni › Benoni Defense: Old Benoni › Mujannah Formation › Benoni Defense: Benoni-Staunton Gambit
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Benoni Defense: Old Benoni A43
- Benoni Defense: Old Benoni A43
- Mujannah Formation A43
- Benoni Defense: Benoni-Staunton Gambit A43 you are here
Benoni Defense: Benoni-Staunton Gambit
Overview
Benoni Defense: Benoni-Staunton Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code A43 within the Flank Openings family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
It is reached after 5 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 c5 2. d5 f5 3. e4.
It is a variation of Benoni Defense: Old Benoni, Mujannah Formation, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- A43
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 5
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Statistics from Lichess
8,812 games · White 52.7% / Draw 4.8% / Black 42.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| fxe4 | 7,391 | |
| d6 | 841 | |
| Nf6 | 441 | |
| e5 | 62 | |
| g6 | 25 | |
| f4 | 15 | |
| e6 | 14 | |
| g5 | 7 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:04:01
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