Tree path 3 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Benoni Defense: Old Benoni › Benoni Defense: Zilbermints-Benoni Gambit
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Benoni Defense: Old Benoni A43
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Benoni Defense: Zilbermints-Benoni Gambit
Overview
Benoni Defense: Zilbermints-Benoni Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO A43, Flank Openings). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
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 3 plies and takes 1. d4 c5 2. b4 to reach the canonical position.
The line refines Benoni Defense: Old Benoni, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- A43
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- Benoni Defense: Old Benoni
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Statistics from Lichess
1,477 games · White 42.1% / Draw 5.2% / Black 52.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| cxd4 | 813 | |
| cxb4 | 538 | |
| e6 | 64 | |
| c4 | 17 | |
| Nf6 | 12 | |
| b6 | 7 | |
| g6 | 5 | |
| e5 | 5 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:50:42
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