Tree path 5 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Indian Defense › Knights Variation › Indian Defense: Spielmann-Indian › Benoni Defense: Hawk Variation
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Indian Defense A45
- Knights Variation A46
- Indian Defense: Spielmann-Indian A46
- Benoni Defense: Hawk Variation A43 you are here
Benoni Defense: Hawk Variation
Overview
Benoni Defense: Hawk Variation is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A43.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
It begins with 6 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 c4 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Indian Defense: Spielmann-Indian, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- A43
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 6
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Statistics from Lichess
6,696 games · White 55.6% / Draw 3.9% / Black 40.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 3,202 | |
| e3 | 947 | |
| Bg5 | 688 | |
| c3 | 420 | |
| e4 | 373 | |
| g3 | 221 | |
| Bf4 | 219 | |
| b3 | 147 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:16:08
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