Openings/Benoni Defense
Benoni Defense: Old Benoni A44
1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5
1,306 tournament games from this position · White wins 48%, draws 23%, Black wins 29%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e4 | 826 | 51% 23% 27% | 2183 | 2026 |
| c4 | 330 | 39% 25% 35% | 2129 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 103 | 53% 22% 24% | 2171 | 2026 |
| dxe6 | 33 | 39% 18% 42% | 2105 | 2026 |
| g3 | 10 | 30% 20% 50% | 2157 | 2019 |
| Nf3 | 3 | 33% 67% | 1897 | 2024 |
| d6 | 1 | 100% | 2236 | 2015 |
Top games
| Dubov, Daniil2720–Ponkratov, P2641 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Sarana, A2655–Nihal, Sarin2610 | 0-1 | Karpov Trophy Final 2019 | 2019 |
| Wang Hao2713–Liu Qingnan2510 | 1-0 | TCh-CHN 2015 | 2015 |
| Ding Liren2717–Liu Qingnan2501 | ½-½ | ch-CHN 2014 | 2014 |
| Lysyj, I2691–Liu Qingnan2510 | 0-1 | TCh-CHN 2015 | 2015 |
| Sandipan, C2511–Firouzja, Alireza2682 | 1-0 | Asian Continental Blitz | 2019 |
| Bacrot, E2730–Dimitrov, R2445 | 1-0 | 17th Corsican Circuit Final | 2013 |
| Alonso Rosell, A2502–Granda Zuniga, J2657 | 1-0 | 30th Andorra Open | 2012 |
| Rusev, K2544–Chatalbashev, B2553 | ½-½ | 79th ch-BUL 2015 | 2015 |
| Cori, J2505–Ortiz Suarez, I2576 | ½-½ | 1st Simon Bolivar Open 2012 | 2012 |
Benoni Defense variations
Old BenoniA43Old BenoniA43Zilbermints-Benoni GambitA43Benoni Gambit AcceptedA43Old BenoniA43Old Benoni, Mujannah FormationA43Benoni-Indian DefenseA43Snail VariationA43Benoni DefenseA56Cormorant GambitA43Benoni Gambit, Schlenker DefenseA43Benoni-Staunton GambitA43French BenoniA43Benoni-Indian Defense, Kingside Move OrderA43Zilbermints-Benoni GambitA43Semi-BenoniA44Old Benoni, Schmid VariationA43Czech Benoni DefenseA56Hromádka SystemA56Modern VariationA60Hawk VariationA43WoozleA43Zilbermints-Benoni Gambit, Tamarkin CountergambitA43Weenink VariationA56