A56 · Benoni Defense
Benoni Defense: Weenink Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. dxc5 e6
In the Benoni Defense: Weenink Variation, aim to understand the plans and pawn structures, not just memorize the first moves.
The Benoni Defense: Weenink Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code A56. It is reached after the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. dxc5 e6: 6 moves in, with White to play.
It belongs to the Benoni Defense family — one of many ways the line can branch. Understanding the parent system’s plans is the fastest way to play this variation well.
Club players rarely lose the Benoni Defense: Weenink Variation in the opening itself. They lose it a few moves later, when the plan behind the moves runs out: that is what reading your own games in this line shows you.
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