Benoni Defense: Franco-Sicilian Hybrid

1.d4 e6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 exd5 4.cxd5 d6 5.Nc3 g6 6.e4 Bg7 7.Nf3 Ne7

ECO A40

The Benoni Defense: Franco-Sicilian Hybrid is a chess opening line in the Benoni Defense complex, reached after 1.d4 e6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 exd5 4.cxd5 d6 5.Nc3 g6 6.e4 Bg7 7.Nf3 Ne7.

It is catalogued under code A40 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Ne7 is chosen by Black on move 7.

The Benoni Defense: Franco-Sicilian Hybrid is a line of the Benoni Defense. The Benoni Defense is a chess opening that begins 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5, after which White almost always advances 3.d5. Read the complete Benoni Defense guide: what it is, how to reach it, its main variations, how to play against it, and its history.

More ECO A40 openings

• Australian Defense — 1.d4
• Borg Defense — 1.e4
• Colle System: Pterodactyl Variation — 1.d4
• Colle System: Siroccopteryx Variation — 1.d4
• English Defense — 1.d4
• Englund Gambit — 1.d4

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