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Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Be3
Overview
Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Be3 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.
It begins with 15 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Be3 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- A65
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 15
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