Benoni Defense: Old Benoni, Schmid Variation

1.d4 c5 2.d5 d6 3.Nc3 g6

ECO A43

The Benoni Defense: Old Benoni, Schmid Variation is a chess opening line in the Benoni Defense complex, reached after 1.d4 c5 2.d5 d6 3.Nc3 g6.

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

The defining move g6 is chosen by Black on move 3.

The Benoni Defense: Old Benoni, Schmid 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.

More ECO A43 openings

• Indian Defense — 1.d4
• Queen's Pawn Game — 1.d4

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