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Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense, Main Line

The Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense, Main Line is a chess opening classified under ECO code A64. Below are the best example games from master play.

Top Players in this Opening

Tal, Mihail8 gamesLjubojevic, Ljubomir5 gamesPolugaevsky, Lev3 gamesTimman, Jan H3 gamesIvanchuk,V3 gamesNajdorf, Miguel3 gamesMorozevich,A2 gamesGrischuk,A2 gamesKarpov,Ana2 gamesCaruana,F2 games

Related Openings

A60 - Benoni Defense: Modern Variation80A61 - Benoni Defense175A62 - Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation108A63 - Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense44A65 - Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line159A66 - Benoni Defense: Mikenas Variation6A67 - Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation52A68 - Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack22A69 - Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Main Line23

Best Games

Panno, Oscar vs Portisch, Lajos1/2-1/2
WchT 1985Notable
Carlsen,M vs Caruana,F1-0
chess.com SpeedChess 2025 2025
Firouzja,Alireza vs Duda,J1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019
So,W vs Nakamura,Hi0-1
5th Norway Blitz 2017 2017
Topalov,V vs Karjakin,Sergey1-0
Renova FIDE GP Zug 2013
Mamedyarov,S vs Grischuk,A0-1
World Blitz Final 2012
Grischuk,A vs Vocaturo,D1-0
39th Olympiad Men 2010
Aronian,L vs Topalov,V1/2-1/2
XXVII SuperGM 2010
Van Wely,L vs Timman,J0-1
Corus 2002
Nikolic,Pr vs Ivanchuk,V1/2-1/2
34th Olympiad 2000
Nikolic, Predrag vs Topalov, Veselin1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 1999
Nikolic, Predrag vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir0-1
Amber-rapid 6th 1997
Tal, Mihail vs Andersson, Ulf1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1976
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tal, Mihail1/2-1/2
URS-ch36 1968
Kozul,Z vs Ivanchuk,V0-1
Tournament of Peace 2024 2024
Wang,Tongsen vs Wei Yi0-1
5th SCO Teams 2023 2023
Firouzja,Alireza vs Indjic,A1-0
Titled Tue 4th Apr Early 2023
Lazavik,Denis vs Erigaisi,Arjun0-1
Titled Tuesday 17th Nov 2020
Maiorov,N1 vs Morozevich,A0-1
41st Nezhmetdinov Rapid 2019
Shkurkin,Andrey vs Morozevich,A0-1
ch-RUS Blitz 2017 2017

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