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A6517 plies · black to move

Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line

The Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line is a chess opening classified under ECO code A65 in the Flank Openings family, characterized by moves like 1.c4, 1.Nf3, or 1.f4, aiming to control the center indirectly. It is reached after 9 moves: 1. 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. cxd5. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black n
Black b
Black q
Black r
Black k
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black b
Black p
6
Black p
Black n
Black p
5
Black p
White p
4
White p
3
White n
White b
White p
2
White p
White p
White q
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
c
d
e
White k
f
White b
g
White n
h
White r

Resulting Position