Chess · Benoni Defense | Compare
Choose a variant below. Closely related recipes, conditions or opening branches are collected here so you can compare them without moving between almost identical pages.
The version and limits of the original source apply to every entry. Quantities and requirements belong to the named variant; do not add alternative recipes or opening lines together.
These options share a planning task. Their differences stay visible in the individual rows and calculators.
Using this reference
For Benoni Defense, start at the first position and step through the moves rather than memorizing the final board. After each move, look for the piece that moved and the squares it now influences. The same opening name can cover several branches, so use the selected line’s move order as your reference.
The final position in the viewer is where this recorded line ends, not a verdict on the position. Choose another listed branch to see where the paths separate. The viewer displays legal source moves; it does not provide an engine evaluation or establish a forced continuation.
Opening lines
An ECO code groups opening lines, not one forced position. Step through legal notation from the CC0 Lichess dataset. This is a study viewer, without engine evaluation or a claim that a line is best.
The board shows one representative line for each ECO code. All collected branches and their PGN moves remain listed below.
1. d4 c5
FEN: rnbqkbnr/pp1ppppp/8/2p5/3P4/8/PPP1PPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 2
A43 · Benoni Defense
20 PGN · 20 FEN
- Benoni Defense: Old Benoni:
1. d4 c5 - Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit Accepted:
1. d4 c5 2. dxc5 - Benoni Defense: Old Benoni:
1. d4 c5 2. d5 - Benoni Defense: Zilbermints-Benoni Gambit:
1. d4 c5 2. b4 - Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit, Schlenker Defense:
1. d4 c5 2. dxc5 Na6 - Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense:
1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 - Benoni Defense: Cormorant Gambit:
1. d4 c5 2. dxc5 b6 - Benoni Defense: Old Benoni:
1. d4 c5 2. d5 d6 - Benoni Defense: Old Benoni, Mujannah Formation:
1. d4 c5 2. d5 f5 - Benoni Defense: Snail Variation:
1. d4 c5 2. d5 Na6 - Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense, Kingside Move Order:
1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. Nf3 - Benoni Defense: Benoni-Staunton Gambit:
1. d4 c5 2. d5 f5 3. e4
A44 · Benoni Defense
2 PGN · 2 FEN
- Benoni Defense: Old Benoni:
1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5 - Benoni Defense: Semi-Benoni:
1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5 3. e4 d6
A56 · Benoni Defense
7 PGN · 7 FEN
- Benoni Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 - Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 - Benoni Defense: Hromádka System:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 - Benoni Defense: Weenink Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. dxc5 e6 - Benoni Defense: King's Indian System:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 g6 - Vulture Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 Ne4 - Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation, Reversed Tarrasch:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. e3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. O-O Nc6
A60 · Benoni Defense
2 PGN · 2 FEN
- Benoni Defense: Modern Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 - Benoni Defense: Modern Variation, Snake Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 Bd6
A62 · Benoni Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O
A63 · Benoni Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7
A65 · Benoni Defense
9 PGN · 9 FEN
- Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 - Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 - Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 - Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Be3:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Be3 - Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Bg5 - Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Nge2:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Nge2 - Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Nc3 e6 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 - Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5:
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 - Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Nge2:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5
A66 · Benoni Defense
2 PGN · 2 FEN
- Benoni Defense: Pawn Storm Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 - Benoni Defense: Mikenas Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. e5
A67 · Benoni Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+
A69 · Benoni Defense
4 PGN · 4 FEN
- Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Main Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 Re8 - Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Main Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Re8 - Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Main Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Re8 11. Nd2 - Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Main Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Nd2
A70 · Benoni Defense
3 PGN · 3 FEN
- Benoni Defense: Classical Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 - Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, New York Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. h3 - Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2
A72 · Benoni Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- Benoni Defense: Classical Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O
A73 · Benoni Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O
A74 · Benoni Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Full Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4
A76 · Benoni Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8
A77 · Benoni Defense
2 PGN · 2 FEN
- Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense, Tal Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 - Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense, Tal Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Nbd7
A78 · Benoni Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Na6
Game and item names below retain the source’s English identifiers so you can find them in the linked documentation.