Old Benoni Defense
Free, unlimited analysis for every Old Benoni Defense game you play on Chess.com or Lichess. Our opening book holds 166 catalogued positions for this family under ECO A43–A56.
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Named variations of the Old Benoni Defense
Our opening book catalogues 12 named variations in this family. Here they all are:
- Benoni-Indian Defense
- Benoni-Indian, Woozle Variation
- Cormorant Gambit
- Franco-Benoni Defense
- Liedmann Gambit
- Mujannah Formation
- Mujannah, Benoni-Staunton Gambit
- Schlenker Defense
- Schmid Variation
- Semi-Benoni Variation, Blockade Variation
- Snail Variation
- Zilbermints-Benoni Gambit
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