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A43

Benoni Defense: Old Benoni

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Overview

Benoni Defense: Old Benoni is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A43.

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 2 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 c5.

It branches immediately from Queen's Pawn Game in the opening tree.

5 named variations grow from this line, including Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit Accepted, Benoni Defense: Old Benoni, Benoni Defense: Zilbermints-Benoni Gambit, and others.

In total, the branch covers 18 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code
A43
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
2
Parent
Queen's Pawn Game
Direct variations
5
Total in subtree
18

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Variations (5)

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