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1. g3
Modified by Subscriber Chris 13 Oct '06 21:30
Benko's Opening

1.g3 is a fairly popular first move, of the twenty possible opening moves, 1.g3 ranks fifth in popularity. The idea behind the move 1.g3 is to play 2.Bg2, fianchettoing the bishop. Usually the game will transpose to another opening such as the Catalan Opening, King's Indian Attack or some variation of the English Opening. 1.g3 also is known to follow 1...e5 2.Bg2 d5 3.Nf3 followed by O-O in which white has development and king safety while black has the pawn center with d- and e- pawns.

It is named after Pal Benko, who used 1.g3 to defeat Bobby Fischer and Mikhail Tal in rounds one and three of the 1962 Candidates Tournament in Curaçao.

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MoveGamesWhite1/2-1/2Black
e51,561
44%49%
d51,320
42%50%
Nf6329
42%49%
g6152
37%54%
c5140
31%55%
e6102
45%45%
c676
38%50%
Nc659
56%39%
f558
34%57%
d646
56%37%
b619
58%37%
h511
36%55%
g54
100%
3,881 games between players rated 1400 and over progressed beyond this position.