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Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense

The Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO code A63. Below are the best example games from master play.

Top Players in this Opening

Petrosian, Tigran V3 gamesPonomariov,R3 gamesSmyslov, Vassily3 gamesTal, Mihail3 gamesCaruana,F3 gamesShort,N3 gamesIvanchuk, Vassily2 gamesPortisch, Lajos2 gamesPolugaevsky, Lev2 gamesKeres, Paul2 games

Related Openings

A60 - Benoni Defense: Modern Variation80A61 - Benoni Defense175A62 - Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation108A64 - Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense, Main Line55A65 - Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line159A66 - Benoni Defense: Mikenas Variation6A67 - Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation52A68 - Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack22A69 - Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Main Line23

Best Games

Nikolic,Pr vs Navara,D1-0
WCC 2005Notable
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V1/2-1/2
34th Olympiad 2000Notable
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polgar, Judit0-1
Amber-rapid 5th 1996Notable
Giri,A vs Short,N1/2-1/2
Max Euwe Match 2010
Gelfand,B vs Vallejo Pons,F1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2005
Smyslov, Vassily vs Grooten, Herman1-0
Tilburg 1992
Sliwa, Bogdan vs Spassky, Boris V1/2-1/2
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955
Donner, Jan Hein vs Petrosian, Tigran V0-1
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955
Tsolakidou,Stavroula vs Ponomariov,R1/2-1/2
IV Coop Saaremaa Rapid 2023
Kelires,Andreas vs Short,N1-0
21st European Teams 2017
Vallejo Pons,F vs Ponomariov,R1/2-1/2
European Blitz 2016 2016
Korchmar,V vs Ponomariov,R0-1
17th ch-EUR Indiv 2016 2016
Sasikiran,K vs Short,N0-1
Gibraltar Open 2012
Caruana,F vs Alekseev,Evgeny1/2-1/2
World Cup 2009
Caruana,F vs Alekseev,Evgeny1-0
World Cup 2009
Caruana,F vs Alekseev,Evgeny1/2-1/2
World Cup 2009
Grischuk,A vs Bacrot,E1-0
4th FIDE GP 2009
Zoler,D vs Gelfand,B0-1
World Blitz 2006
Johannessen,LE vs Beliavsky,A0-1
25th Politiken Cup 2003
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Haapasalo, Jukka Pekka1-0
Politiken Cup 1996

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