A31 - English: Symmetrical (Benoni Formation)

Variation: English: Symmetrical (Benoni Formation)

Initial Move: White breaks the symmetry early with d4. This forces an immediate resolution of the central tension and often leads to a dynamic and lopsided position. Learn this opening step by step

9. Paleochora Open 2016
2016.07.25
GM Kelires, Andreas (2533)
GM Kharitonov, Alexandr (2524)
Result 1/2-1/2
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World Blitz 2019
2019.12.29
GM Socko, Bartosz (2552)
GM Giri, Anish (2764)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A31
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World Rapid 2019
2019.12.26
GM Andreikin, Dmitry (2710)
GM Khusnutdinov, Rustam (2433)
Result 1-0
Opening A31
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World Blitz 2019
2019.12.30
GM Gelfand, Boris (2635)
GM Khusnutdinov, Rustam (2433)
Result 0-1
Opening A31
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WCh Women 2018
2018.11.16
GM Ju, Wenjun (2559)
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra (2496)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A31
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Silver Lake Open 2016
2016.06.21
GM Lajthajm, Borko (2253)
GM Kasparov, Sergey (2427)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A31
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TV2 GM Open 2017
2017.04.12
GM Greenfeld, Alon (2471)
GM Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian (2647)
Result 1-0
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42. Olympiad 2016
2016.09.12
GM Ftacnik, Lubomir (2423)
GM Salem, A.R. Saleh (2640)
Result 0-1
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2. IIFL Wealth Mumbai Op
2016.12.31
GM Bernadskiy, Vitaliy (2511)
GM Shyaam Nikhil P (2435)
Result 1-0
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44. TCh-GRE 2016
2016.07.09
GM Kelires, Andreas (2533)
IM Kociscak, Jiri (2486)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A31
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