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

Faro Open
1999.08.13
IM Santos, Luis (2222)
GM Solozhenkin, Evgeniy (2373)
Result 0-1
Opening A31
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Wch U16
1992.01.01
GM Papaioannou, Ioannis (2608)
GM Kulaots, Kaido (2459)
Result 0-1
Opening A31
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Ptuj
1990.01.01
IM Gostisa, Leon (2376)
IM Polajzer, Danilo (2201)
Result 1-0
Opening A31
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GER-FRA
1993.01.01
GM Lobron, Eric (2467)
GM Chabanon, Jean-Luc (2346)
Result 0-1
Opening A31
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ST Lee Cup 4th
1997.09.04
GM Xu, Jun (2439)
GM Wang, Zili (2488)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A31
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JUG Team Ch
1996.01.01
GM Horvath, Jozsef (2388)
IM Marinkovic, Ivan (2404)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A31
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SLO Team Ch
1999.11.13
GM Mikhalchishin, Adrian (2415)
IM Grosar, Aljosa (2399)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A31
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Beer Sheba ISR
1997.01.01
GM Greenfeld, Alon (2469)
GM Dvoirys, Semen I. (2388)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A31
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Vidmar Memorial
1993.01.01
GM Mohr, Georg (2389)
IM Grosar, Aljosa (2399)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A31
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Wenen Open
1996.08.15
IM Danailov, Silvio (2425)
IM Mahdy, Khaled (2331)
Result 1-0
Opening A31
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