Benoni Defense: French Benoni
Overview
Benoni Defense: French Benoni is a chess opening at the root of the Flank Openings family, classified under ECO code A43.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. d5, after 5 plies of opening development.
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- ECO code
- A43
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 5
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Statistics from Lichess
2,503,480 games · White 52.2% / Draw 4.2% / Black 43.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| exd5 | 1,068,047 | |
| d6 | 720,391 | |
| Nf6 | 291,393 | |
| e5 | 182,163 | |
| Qc7 | 69,352 | |
| Qb6 | 41,688 | |
| a6 | 39,502 | |
| b6 | 17,787 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:04:04
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