Exact catalogue record

Benoni DefenseA56

Benoni Defense is the source catalogue’s name for the exact position reached by the move order below. It is filed under ECO A56, in volume A (flank openings, irregular first moves, and many English/Reti structures).

ECO code

A56

Opening family

Benoni Defense

Recorded half-moves

4

Last numbered move

2

Side to move

White

Castling rights

White kingside, White queenside, Black kingside, Black queenside

Material

Material is level

FEN

rnbqkb1r/pp1ppppp/5n2/2p5/2PP4/8/PP2PPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 3

Scope of this record

This page preserves a source name, one exact legal move sequence and its resulting FEN. It does not claim that the sequence is best, common or strategically self-contained. Opening names can cover several move orders; the links below report only parent, continuation and family relationships present in this catalogue.

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Comes from

• Indian Defense: Normal Variation (A50)

Main continuations

• Benko Gambit (A57)
• Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense (A56)
• Benoni Defense: Hromádka System (A56)
• Benoni Defense: Modern Variation (A60)
• Benoni Defense: Weenink Variation (A56)
• Vulture Defense (A56)
• Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation, Reversed Tarrasch (A56)

Other records under Benoni Defense

These records share the source catalogue’s family label; that relationship alone does not imply the same plans or resulting position.

• 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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