A57: Benko gambit half accepted

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

Benko gambit half accepted

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:

17504

Last Played:

Jun 2026

Overall score:

39%

28.5%

32.4%

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Played frequently by:

White
Ivan Farago	53 games
Peter Lukacs	30 games
Loek Van Wely	29 games

Black
Natalija Pogonina	54 games
Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez	53 games
Jan Plachetka	47 games

Possible continuations:

5. bxa6

8723

38 %

31.2 %

30.8 %

5. b6

3616

39.7 %

26.7 %

33.6 %

5. e3

2163

42.9 %

29 %

28.1 %

5. f3

1488

40.3 %

26.4 %

33.3 %

5. Nc3

1458

36.9 %

19.1 %

44 %

5. Qc2

38.5 %

15.4 %

46.2 %

5. g3

90 %

5. Nf3

33.3 %

55.6 %

5. e4

37.5 %

50 %

5. Bg5

28.6 %

42.9 %

28.6 %

5. Qa4

100 %