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A57: Benko gambit, Zaitsev system

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3

Benko gambit, Zaitsev system

A57 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 1618
Last Played: Mar 2026
Overall score:
36% 19.5% 44.6%

Played frequently by:

White  
Maxim Chetverik 17 games
Genadij Timoscenko 11 games
Risto Tuominen 10 games
Black  
Zoltan Eberth 5 games
Vladimir Lazarev 5 games
John P Fedorowicz 5 games

Possible continuations:

5... axb5  1231
33.9 % 18.6 % 47.5 %
5... g6  163
40.5 % 23.9 % 35.6 %
5... d6  109
42.2 % 28.4 % 29.4 %
5... Qa5  103
42.7 % 15.5 % 41.7 %
5... e6  7
71.4 % 28.6 %
5... Bb7  3
100 %
5... Qb6  2
50 % 50 %