Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5
The Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO A56, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5. It is a line of the Benoni Defense. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 819 times by this move order. White won 46%, 6% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 4. Nc3 (79% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.13 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 h5 6. h4 Na6)
- ECO
- A56
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 13 | |
| 1500-1999 | 244 | |
| 2000+ | 562 | |
| All | 819 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Nc3 | 647 (79%) | |
| 4. dxe6 | 130 (16%) | |
| 4. Bg5 | 14 (2%) | |
| 4. e4 | 10 (1%) | |
| 4. g3 | 5 (1%) | |
| 4. Nf3 | 3 (0%) | |
| 4. b3 | 2 (0%) | |
| 4. Nd2 | 2 (0%) |
Master games
2,081 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 49%, draw 19%, Black 32%). The strongest:
- Reckless 0.10.0-dev-b5462f11 (3763) – Stockfish dev-20260318-d173a06 (3807) 1-0 · TCEC 29 Superfinal 2026 · 2026-04-10
- Stockfish dev-20260318-d173a06 (3807) – Reckless 0.10.0-dev-b5462f11 (3763) 1-0 · TCEC 29 Superfinal 2026 · 2026-04-10
- Torch 20260128-7136070b (3716) – Reckless 0.9.0-dev-b32e0895 (3741) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Premier 2026 · 2026-03-10
- Reckless 0.9.0-dev-b32e0895 (3741) – Torch 20260128-7136070b (3716) 1-0 · TCEC 29 Premier 2026 · 2026-03-08
- LCZero 0.31-dag-f7fb268-BT4-61 (3652) – Stockfish dev-20241208-cf10644 (3683) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 27 Superfinal 2024 · 2024-12-20
Search all games of the Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- anhbutk (2664) – TheRealGenghisKhan (2819) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- WFM haski_2014 (2567) – TheRealGenghisKhan (2824) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- anhbutk (2706) – burrito2001 (2671) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Benoni Defense (2. c4 c5) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5
Continuations
- Benoni Defense: King's Indian System A56 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 g6
More Benoni Defense lines (all)
- Benoni Defense: Franco-Sicilian Hybrid A40
- Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit Accepted A43
- Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit, Schlenker Defense A43
- Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense A43
- Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense, Kingside Move Order A43
- Benoni Defense: Benoni-Staunton Gambit A43
- Benoni Defense: Cormorant Gambit A43
- Benoni Defense: French Benoni A43
- Benoni Defense: Hawk Variation A43
- Benoni Defense: Old Benoni (1. d4 c5) A43
- Benoni Defense: Old Benoni (1… c5 2. d5) A43
- Benoni Defense: Old Benoni (2. d5 d6) A43
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.