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Benoni Defence
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5, usually followed by ...e6 and ...exd5. The game becomes unbalanced. Black gets a queenside pawn majority and a strong bishop on g7, while White has more central space.
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- Benoni Defence
- Benoni Defence: Modern Benoni
- Benoni Defence: Czech Benoni
- Benoni Defence: Old Benoni
- Benoni Defence: Old Benoni, 2.d5
- Benoni Defence: Benko / Volga Gambit
- Benoni Defence: Snake Benoni
- Benoni Defence: Modern, 6.e4
- Benoni Defence: Modern, Classical
- Benoni Defence: Modern, Fianchetto
- Benoni Defence: Modern, Taimanov
- Benoni Defence: Modern, Four Pawns
- Benoni Defence: Modern, 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+
- Benoni Defence: Modern, 6.Nf3 g6 7.Nd2
- Benoni Defence: Modern, 7.h3
- Benoni Defence: Modern, 7.Bd3
- Benoni Defence: Benko Accepted
- Benoni Defence: Benko Accepted, Fianchetto
- Benoni Defence: Benko Accepted, 7.e4
- Benoni Defence: Benko Declined, 4.Nf3
- Benoni Defence: Benko Declined, 4.a4
- Benoni Defence: Benko Declined, 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6
- Benoni Defence: Benko Declined, 5.f3
- Benoni Defence: Czech, 4.Nc3 d6
- Benoni Defence: Czech, 5.e4 Be7
- Benoni Defence: Old Benoni, 2.d5 e5
- Benoni Defence: Old Benoni, 2.d5 d6
- Benoni Defence: Blumenfeld Gambit
- Benoni Defence: 3.Nf3
- Benoni Defence: 3.e3
- Benoni Defence: Semi-Benoni 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3