Benko's Opening

1 g2 - g3

The Königsfianchetto is an opening in chess. It begins with the first train 1 g2 - g3 and is classified in the ECO codes under the key A00. By diverter transitions are often achieved in other openings.

The difference Réti opening or King's Indian Attack are often the Abspiele where white as black in Modern defense thematic train Sg1 -f3 fails and only Lf1 - g2 plays, taking the opportunity at a later Sg1 -f3 reserves.

In the world top this opening is rarely played, because the black man has a relatively free hand in his character development. An advocate of Königsfianchettos is the German grandmaster Jörg Hickl. In the English -speaking world the Königsfianchetto " Benko Opening" or called " Benko 's Opening", according to the American chess player Pál Benkö who applied this opening in the middle of the 20th century several times. Occasionally turned Bent Larsen at 1 g2 - g3.

In the game Réti - Alekhine, Baden -Baden in 1925 led 1 g2 - g3 e7 - e5 2 Sg1 -f3 to Alekhine Defence with colors reversed.

The term Fianchetto (Italian for " side wicket " ) alone means the formation of a runner on a wing ( king or queenside ), and this is made possible by fitting the b- or g -pawn. We speak colloquially of a runner (in this case the King Bishop ) " fianchettieren " to.

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