Tree path 5 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Indian Defense › Normal Variation › Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5 › Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Indian Defense A45
- Normal Variation A50
- Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5 A65
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Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5
Overview
Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5 is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A65.
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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. exd5, after 17 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- A65
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 17
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Statistics from Lichess
438 games · White 41.6% / Draw 5.3% / Black 53.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Re8+ | 338 | |
| Nbd7 | 32 | |
| a6 | 23 | |
| Bf5 | 13 | |
| h6 | 10 | |
| Qa5 | 6 | |
| Qb6 | 5 | |
| Na6 | 4 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:13:49
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