A43 · Indian · a defense for Black

Indian Defense: Pseudo-Benko

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1.d4Nf62.Nf3c53.d5b5

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Indian Defense: Pseudo-Benko92k games · White to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

Benko Gambit Declined: Main Line21k48%

18k52%

16k50%

9.7k46%

6.7k45%

5.1k45%

4.1k44%

3.5k46%

2.6k52%

2.5k42%

Famous games in this line2.4k master games

So, W. (2815) – Carlsen, M. (2832)2017½–½ Radjabov, Teimour (2788) – Bologan, Viktor (2732)20121–0 Duda, J. (2731) – Mamedyarov, S. (2747)20221–0 Le, Quang Liem (2709) – Firouzja, Alireza (2759)20211–0 Fressinet, Laurent (2700) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2764)20120–1 Kramnik, Vladimir (2758) – Topalov, Veselin (2702)20000–1 Gelfand, B. (2695) – Svidler, P. (2760)20180–1 Le, Quang Liem (2709) – Dubov, Daniil (2702)20220–1

Heroes of this opening Radjabov, Teimour · Duda, J. · Le, Quang Liem · Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar

Family: Indian Defense
Category: Indian
First move: 1.d4
ECO: A43
Line: 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5

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