A57: Benko gambit

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5

Benko gambit

A57 Sub-variants:

Benko gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5

Benko gambit half accepted
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6

Benko gambit, Zaitsev system
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3

Benko gambit, Nescafe Frappe attack
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4 7. Nb5 d6 8. Bc4

Overview

Games on Database:

23380

Last Played:

Nov 2024

Overall score:

39.5%

27.9%

32.5%

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Played frequently by:

White
Ivan Farago	54 games
Ivan Sokolov	37 games
Loek Van Wely	35 games

Black
Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez	67 games
Jan Plachetka	66 games
Natalija Pogonina	64 games

Possible continuations:

4. cxb5

17589

39.1 %

28.5 %

32.4 %

4. Nf3

2548

46.3 %

28.8 %

24.9 %

4. Nd2

737

45.9 %

25 %

29.2 %

4. a4

716

36.3 %

26.1 %

37.6 %

4. Qc2

662

41.4 %

28.9 %

29.8 %

4. b3

325

17.5 %

17.2 %

65.2 %

4. f3

206

37.9 %

22.8 %

39.3 %

4. e3

193

22.3 %

17.1 %

60.6 %

4. Nc3

171

24 %

17 %

59.1 %

4. Bg5

128

39.1 %

28.9 %

32 %

4. g3

31.8 %

22.7 %

45.5 %

4. e4

35.7 %

19 %

45.2 %

4. Na3

40 %

20 %

40 %

4. a3

50 %

25 %

4. Bf4

100 %

4. Bd2

50 %

4. Qd3

50 %