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

45th FIDE Chess Olympiad
2024.09.21
IM Ticona Rocabado, Licael Roderick (2428)
IM Wafa, Hamed (2358)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A31
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45th FIDE Chess Olympiad
2024.09.19
GM Gascon Del Nogal, Jose Rafael (2454)
IM Tan, Jun Ying (2399)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A31
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GM Mamedov, Edgar (2474)
GM Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan (2259)
Result 1-0
Opening A31
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1986.01.01
Szymczak, Zbigniew (2460)
GM Horvath, Jozsef (2388)
Result 1-0
Opening A31
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Hamar Open
1983.01.01
IM Landenbergue, Claude (2332)
IM Hakki, Imad (2354)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A31
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1982.09.06
GM Drasko, Milan (2322)
GM Georgiev, Kiril (2520)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A31
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1981.08.26
GM Drasko, Milan (2322)
GM Pavlovic, Milos (2404)
Result 0-1
Opening A31
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GM Mikhalchishin, Adrian (2415)
GM Sokolov, Andrei (2448)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A31
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1984.08.03
GM Rechlis, Gad (2448)
GM Stohl, Igor (2389)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A31
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Tirnavia
1988.01.01
GM Ftacnik, Lubomir (2407)
GM Psakhis, Lev (2438)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A31
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