diff --git a/Alligator.Benchmark/Alligator.Benchmark.csproj b/Alligator.Benchmark/Alligator.Benchmark.csproj
index c74effb..cca4082 100644
--- a/Alligator.Benchmark/Alligator.Benchmark.csproj
+++ b/Alligator.Benchmark/Alligator.Benchmark.csproj
@@ -12,4 +12,8 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Alligator.Solver\Alligator.Solver.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.15.8" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/Alligator.Benchmark/Program.cs b/Alligator.Benchmark/Program.cs
index dd58797..d4eb348 100644
--- a/Alligator.Benchmark/Program.cs
+++ b/Alligator.Benchmark/Program.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using Alligator.SixMaking.Model;
 using Alligator.Solver;
 using Alligator.Solver.Algorithms;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Running;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 
 namespace Alligator.Benchmark
@@ -10,6 +11,12 @@ class Program
     {
         static void Main(string[] args)
         {
+            if (args.Contains("--benchmark"))
+            {
+                BenchmarkRunner.Run<SolverBenchmarks>();
+                return;
+            }
+
             Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
             Console.WriteLine("Hello Six Making Benchmark!");
 
diff --git a/Alligator.Benchmark/Properties/launchSettings.json b/Alligator.Benchmark/Properties/launchSettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d399d05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Alligator.Benchmark/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "profiles": {
+    "Diagnostic": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "commandLineArgs": ""
+    },
+    "BenchmarkDotNet": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "commandLineArgs": "--benchmark"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Alligator.Benchmark/SolverBenchmarks.cs b/Alligator.Benchmark/SolverBenchmarks.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..458cc75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Alligator.Benchmark/SolverBenchmarks.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+using Alligator.SixMaking.Logics;
+using Alligator.SixMaking.Model;
+using Alligator.Solver;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Engines;
+
+namespace Alligator.Benchmark
+{
+    [MemoryDiagnoser]
+    [SimpleJob(RunStrategy.Monitoring, warmupCount: 1, iterationCount: 5)]
+    public class SolverBenchmarks
+    {
+        private SolverProvider<IPosition, Step> solverFactory = null!;
+        private ISolver<Step> solver = null!;
+        private IList<Step> example1History = null!;
+        private IList<Step> example2History = null!;
+        private IList<Step> example3History = null!;
+        private IList<Step> example5History = null!;
+
+        [GlobalSetup]
+        public void GlobalSetup()
+        {
+            var rules = new Rules(new StepPool(), new MovingRules());
+            var solverConfiguration = new Configuration();
+            solverFactory = new SolverProvider<IPosition, Step>(rules, solverConfiguration);
+
+            example1History = BuildHistory(Example1());
+            example2History = BuildHistory(Example2());
+            example3History = BuildHistory(Example3());
+            example5History = BuildHistory(Example5());
+        }
+
+        [IterationSetup]
+        public void IterationSetup()
+        {
+            solver = solverFactory.Create();
+        }
+
+        [Benchmark(Description = "Example1 - Empty board")]
+        public Step Example1_EmptyBoard() => solver.OptimizeNextStep(example1History);
+
+        [Benchmark(Description = "Example2 - Four pieces")]
+        public Step Example2_FourPieces() => solver.OptimizeNextStep(example2History);
+
+        [Benchmark(Description = "Example3 - Twelve pieces")]
+        public Step Example3_TwelvePieces() => solver.OptimizeNextStep(example3History);
+
+        [Benchmark(Description = "Example5 - Complex midgame")]
+        public Step Example5_ComplexMidgame() => solver.OptimizeNextStep(example5History);
+
+        private static IList<Step> BuildHistory(IPosition position)
+        {
+            return position.History.ToList();
+        }
+
+        private static IPosition Example1()
+        {
+            return new Position();
+        }
+
+        private static IPosition Example2()
+        {
+            IPosition position = new Position();
+            position.Take(new Placement(12));
+            position.Take(new Placement(13));
+            position.Take(new Placement(11));
+            position.Take(new Placement(17));
+            return position;
+        }
+
+        private static IPosition Example3()
+        {
+            IPosition position = new Position();
+            for (int i = 6; i < 18; i++)
+            {
+                position.Take(new Placement(i));
+            }
+            return position;
+        }
+
+        private static IPosition Example5()
+        {
+            IPosition position = new Position();
+            position.Take(new Placement(0));
+            position.Take(new Placement(12));
+            position.Take(new Placement(1));
+            position.Take(new Placement(11));
+            position.Take(new Placement(2));
+            position.Take(new Placement(17));
+            position.Take(new Placement(3));
+            position.Take(new Placement(13));
+            position.Take(new Placement(4));
+            position.Take(new Placement(10));
+            position.Take(new Placement(5));
+            position.Take(new Placement(15));
+            position.Take(new Placement(20));
+            position.Take(new Placement(16));
+            position.Take(new Movement(5, 10, 1));
+            position.Take(new Movement(15, 10, 1));
+            position.Take(new Placement(5));
+            position.Take(new Placement(6));
+            position.Take(new Movement(1, 6, 1));
+            position.Take(new Movement(12, 11, 1));
+            position.Take(new Movement(10, 17, 1));
+            position.Take(new Placement(12));
+            position.Take(new Placement(7));
+            position.Take(new Placement(22));
+            position.Take(new Placement(1));
+            position.Take(new Movement(11, 16, 2));
+            position.Take(new Placement(21));
+            position.Take(new Placement(18));
+            return position;
+        }
+    }
+}