Benoni Defense: Cormorant Gambit

1.d4 c5 2.dxc5 b6

ECO A43

The Benoni Defense: Cormorant Gambit is a chess opening line in the Benoni Defense complex, reached after 1.d4 c5 2.dxc5 b6.

It is catalogued under code A43 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move b6 is chosen by Black on move 2.

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