Benoni Defense: Modern Variation, Snake Variation

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 Bd6

ECO A60

The Benoni Defense: Modern Variation, Snake Variation is a chess opening line in the Benoni Defense complex, reached after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 Bd6.

It is catalogued under code A60 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bd6 is chosen by Black on move 5.

The Benoni Defense: Modern Variation, Snake Variation 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.

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