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- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Benoni Defense: Old Benoni A43
- Benoni Defense: Old Benoni A43
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Benoni Defense: Old Benoni
Overview
Benoni Defense: Old Benoni is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A44.
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 4 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Benoni Defense: Old Benoni, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
It continues primarily into one named line, Benoni Defense: Semi-Benoni.
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- ECO code
- A44
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 4
- Parent
- Benoni Defense: Old Benoni
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
1,458,618 games · White 47.2% / Draw 5.0% / Black 47.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c4 | 632,083 | |
| e4 | 381,991 | |
| dxe6 | 275,810 | |
| Nc3 | 134,929 | |
| Nf3 | 8,923 | |
| d6 | 7,377 | |
| g3 | 5,840 | |
| f4 | 5,332 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:56:15
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