Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense, Main Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nd2 Re8
The Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense, Main Line is a chess opening classified as ECO A64, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nd2 Re8. It is a line of the Benoni Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 12. e4 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 52; best line 12. e4 Rb8 13. Qe2 Nb6 14. Qd3 Nbd7)
- ECO
- A64
- Moves
- 22 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nd2 Re8
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 12. e4 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
27 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 11%, draw 26%, Black 63%). The strongest:
- FM Yan Dzhumagaliev (2400) – GM Evgeny Tomashevsky (2710) 0-1 · ch-RUS Rapid 2017 · 2017-09-30
- IM Manuel Petrosyan (2518) – IM Haik M. Martirosyan (2443) 0-1 · 9th Asrian Memorial 2016 · 2016-06-22
- IM Franc Ashiku (2388) – GM Sergey Drygalov (2547) 0-1 · Titled Tue 1st Nov Late · 2022-11-01
- Maksim Serov (2338) – GM Evgeny A. Levin (2514) 0-1 · St Petersburg Blitz Prelim 2013 · 2013-12-22
- FM Dmitry Vyatkin (2362) – IM Michel Alejandro Diaz Perez (2459) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 2nd June · 2020-06-02
Highest-rated Lichess games
- dimking (2263) – OlegHackevich (2414) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation (8. Nf3 O-O) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O
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.