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Opening· 15 plies

Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Averbakh-Grivas Attack

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO A71), reached after 15 half-moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Bg5.

Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Averbakh-Grivas Attack ECO A71
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About this opening

Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Averbakh-Grivas Attack is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code A71. ECO group A (A00–A99) covers flank and irregular openings, including the English, Bird, Réti and Dutch defences. This particular variation is reached after 15 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Bg5.

It belongs to the Benoni Defense family. Within that family this is a level-2 branch (the Classical Variation → Averbakh-Grivas Attack line). The immediate parent line is Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, transitioned via 8.Bg5.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.d4 Nf6, 2.c4 e6, 3.Nf3 c5, 4.d5 exd5, 5.cxd5 d6, 6.Nc3 g6. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.