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Chess Opening Theory/1. g3/1...g6
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Benko Opening
1...g6
Black mirrors White’s move, and prepares to fianchetto their own king’s bishop with an eventual …Bg7 in order to control part of the centre and place pressure on White’s queenside. Play could now continue in a symmetrical vein with 2. Bg2 Bg7, or could transpose into more well-known lines if White tries a flexible move like 2. Nf3. A transposition to a sideline of the English Opening is also possible via 2. c4.
Statistics
Theory table
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1.g3 g6
English
c4Bg7
to 1.c4 g6 2.g3
Uncommon Opening
Bg2Bg7
King's Indian Attack
Nf3Nf6
to 1.Nf3 g6 2.g3
References
Benko Opening