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A61 Benoni Defense8a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h
1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 e6 3.♘f3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.♘c3 g6

A61 is the opening Benoni Defense of the volume A · Flank openings: 12 half-moves to the position in the diagram, 4 variations in the ECO table.

What the games say

1,147 games in the collections, from 1927 to 2022. Mean rating of the games with ratings: 2454.

White wins 45 %, draws 29 %, Black wins 26 %

Most games: Suba, Mihai (17), Cebalo, Miso (16), De Firmian, Nick E (14), Danner, Georg (13), Akopian,Vl (12)

All 4 variations

  1. Benoni Defense 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 e6 3.♘f3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.♘c3 g6
  2. Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 e6 3.♘f3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.♘c3 g6 7.g3
  3. Benoni Defense: Knight's Tour Variation 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 e6 3.♘f3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.♘c3 g6 7.♘d2
  4. Benoni Defense: Uhlmann Variation 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 e6 3.♘f3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.♘c3 g6 7.♗g5