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A65

Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5

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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
Parent
Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5

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