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1. d4 c5

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White to move
6,637 games · 1843-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

2. d5

4,834

46.9%

25.4%

27.8%

2. e4

4,225

34.5%

21.3%

44.2%

2. e3

569

32.7%

29.9%

37.4%

2. c3

523

29.8%

36.1%

34%

2. Nf3

295

29.2%

22%

48.8%

2. dxc5

272

36%

26.5%

37.5%

2. Nc3

43

30.2%

23.3%

46.5%

2. c4

33

36.4%

21.2%

42.4%

2. Bf4

3

100%

2.d5 +0.37 (38 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Alekhine vs Levenfish, 1912 (1-0)
Yermolinsky vs E Tate, 2001 (1-0)
Mamedyarov vs B Galstian, 2002 (1-0)
F Kraus vs V Costin, 1913 (1-0)
L Ogaard vs E Torre, 1976 (0-1)

DEBUT: W Hanstein vs Von Der Lasa, 1841 (1-0)
RECENT: S Marder vs Valentin Dragnev, 2018 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
A44 by dionisio54
A44 Old Benoni [Black] by chess.master
Old Benoni 1-0 by scrambler

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
A43: Old Benoni (3613)
A44: Old Benoni Defense (1776)
A57: Benko Gambit (173)
D02: Queen's Pawn Game (112)
A56: Benoni Defense (93)
B21: Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (91)
B06: Robatsch (61)
A58: Benko Gambit (59)
A65: Benoni, 6.e4 (55)

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