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A58: Benko gambit, Nd2 variation

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nf3 g6 8. Nd2

Benko gambit, Nd2 variation

A58 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 147
Last Played: Dec 2025
Overall score:
32% 37.4% 30.6%

Played frequently by:

White  
Jan Hein Donner 3 games
Mark E Taimanov 3 games
Alexander Zubov 3 games
Black  
Pal C Benko 4 games
Walter S Browne 3 games
Peicho Chonev Peev 3 games

Possible continuations:

8... Bg7  107
34.6 % 34.6 % 30.8 %
8... Qa5  36
16.7 % 50 % 33.3 %
8... Nbd7  4
100 %