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Benoni Defense
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10 positions: find the next theory move in each. No take-backs, no hints.
Main variations · 25
- Modern VariationA601. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e63 moves
- Modern Variation, Snake VariationA601. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 Bd65 moves
- Classical VariationA721. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O8 moves
- Classical VariationA701. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e47 moves
- Classical Variation, Main LineA731. 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-O9 moves
- Classical Variation, Czerniak DefenseA791. 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 Na6 11. f311 moves
- Classical Variation, Argentine CounterattackA751. 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 a6 10. a4 Bg410 moves
- Classical Variation, Czerniak DefenseA781. 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 Na610 moves
- Classical Variation, Full LineA741. 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. a410 moves
- Classical Variation, Averbakh-Grivas AttackA711. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Bg58 moves
- Classical Variation, New York VariationA701. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. h38 moves
- Fianchetto VariationA621. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O8 moves
- Fianchetto VariationA611. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. g37 moves
- Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense, Main LineA641. 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 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nd2 Re811 moves
- Fianchetto Variation, Hastings DefenseA631. 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 Nbd79 moves
- King's Pawn LineA651. 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. cxd59 moves
- King's Pawn LineA651. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg77 moves
- King's Pawn Line, with Bg5A651. 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. exd59 moves
- King's Pawn Line, with Nge2A651. 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. cxd59 moves
- King's Pawn Line, with Be3A651. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Be38 moves
- King's Pawn Line, with Bg5A651. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Bg58 moves
- King's Pawn Line, with Nge2A651. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Nge28 moves
- Four Pawns AttackA681. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O8 moves
- Four Pawns Attack, Main LineA691. 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 Re89 moves
- Taimanov VariationA671. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+8 moves
Other variations · 15
- Benoni-Indian Defense, Kingside Move OrderA431. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. Nf33 moves
- Benoni-Staunton GambitA431. d4 c5 2. d5 f5 3. e43 moves
- Franco-Sicilian HybridA401. d4 e6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 exd5 4. cxd5 d6 5. Nc3 g6 6. e4 Bg7 7. Nf3 Ne77 moves
- French BenoniA431. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. d53 moves
- Hawk VariationA431. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 c43 moves
- Hromádka SystemA561. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d63 moves
- King's Indian SystemA561. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 g65 moves
- Knight's Tour VariationA611. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nd27 moves
- Mikenas VariationA661. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. e58 moves
- Old Benoni, Schmid VariationA431. d4 c5 2. d5 d6 3. Nc3 g63 moves
- Semi-BenoniA441. d4 c5 2. d5 e5 3. e4 d63 moves
- Uhlmann VariationA611. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg57 moves
- Weenink VariationA561. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. dxc5 e63 moves
- WoozleA431. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. Nc3 Qa53 moves
- Zilbermints-Benoni Gambit, Tamarkin CountergambitA431. d4 c5 2. Nf3 cxd4 3. b4 e53 moves