Chess opening
Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5A65
The Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5 is a chess opening classified under ECO code A65. It is reached after the moves:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5
Play it vs Stockfish Open in analysis board
Comes from
Main continuations
- King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack (E81)
- Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5 (A65)
- King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack (E81)
- King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack (E81)
Related lines in the Benoni Defense
- Benoni Defense: Franco-Sicilian Hybrid (A40)
- Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit Accepted (A43)
- Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit, Schlenker Defense (A43)
- Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense (A43)
- Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense, Kingside Move Order (A43)
- Benoni Defense: Benoni-Staunton Gambit (A43)
- Benoni Defense: Cormorant Gambit (A43)
- Benoni Defense: French Benoni (A43)
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