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Opening· 6 plies

Benoni Defense: Woozle

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO A43), reached after 6 half-moves: 1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. Nc3 Qa5.

Benoni Defense: Woozle ECO A43
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About this opening

Benoni Defense: Woozle is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code A43. ECO group A (A00–A99) covers flank and irregular openings, including the English, Bird, Réti and Dutch defences. This particular variation is reached after 6 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. Nc3 Qa5.

It belongs to the Benoni Defense family. Within that family this is a sub-variation (the Woozle line).

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.d4 c5, 2.d5 Nf6, 3.Nc3 Qa5. 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.