Benoni Defense: Hromádka System
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6
The Benoni Defense: Hromádka System is a chess opening classified as ECO A56, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6. 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 1,469 times by this move order. White won 48%, 5% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 4. Nc3 (88% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.60 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 4. Nf3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. e4 O-O)
- ECO
- A56
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 143 | |
| 1500-1999 | 815 | |
| 2000+ | 511 | |
| All | 1,469 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Nc3 | 1,295 (88%) | |
| 4. Nf3 | 88 (6%) | |
| 4. Bg5 | 21 (1%) | |
| 4. g3 | 12 (1%) | |
| 4. b3 | 10 (1%) | |
| 4. e3 | 9 (1%) | |
| 4. f3 | 7 (0%) | |
| 4. Qc2 | 6 (0%) |
Master games
1,139 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 18%, Black 32%). The strongest:
- LCZero 0.31-dag-f7fb268-BT4-61 (3652) – Stockfish dev-20241208-cf10644 (3683) 1-0 · TCEC 27 Superfinal 2024 · 2024-12-22
- Stockfish dev-20241208-cf10644 (3683) – LCZero 0.31-dag-f7fb268-BT4-61 (3652) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 27 Superfinal 2024 · 2024-12-22
- GM Aram Hakobyan (2619) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2788) 0-1 · Titled Tue 30th Jan Late · 2024-01-30
- GM Naroditsky, D. (2619) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2787) 1-0 · Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · 2023-07-19
- GM Tuan Minh Le (2567) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2789) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 12th Mar Early · 2024-03-12
Search all games of the Benoni Defense: Hromádka System and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- andy2342 (2639) – FM Guary1 (2826) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Knuspermeister2 (2684) – QVC64 (2525) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 2s
- Shuvalov (2565) – Cuailo (2640) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Benoni Defense (2. c4 c5) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5
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.