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All ECO codes · A · Flank openings

A57 Benko Gambit

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1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5

A57 is the opening Benko Gambit of the volume A · Flank openings: 6 half-moves to the position in the diagram, 15 variations in the ECO table.

What the games say

5,302 games in the collections, from 1922 to 2022. Mean rating of the games with ratings: 2405.

White wins 43 %, draws 28 %, Black wins 29 %

Most games: Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel (61), Farago, Ivan (50), Berg, Klaus (48), Plachetka, Jan (46), Vaisser, Anatoli (44)

All 15 variations

  1. Benko Gambit 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
  2. Benko Gambit Accepted 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
  3. Benko Gambit Accepted: Dlugy Variation 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.f3
  4. Benko Gambit Accepted: Modern Variation 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3
  5. Benko Gambit Accepted: Pawn Return Variation 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6
  6. Benko Gambit Declined: Bishop Attack 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.♗g5
  7. Benko Gambit Declined: Hjørring Countergambit 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.e4
  8. Benko Gambit Declined: Main Line 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.♘f3
  9. Benko Gambit Declined: Pseudo-Sämisch 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.f3
  10. Benko Gambit Declined: Quiet Line 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.♘d2
  11. Benko Gambit Declined: Sosonko Variation 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.a4
  12. Benko Gambit: Mutkin Countergambit 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.g4
  13. Benko Gambit: Nescafe Frappe Attack 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.♘c3 axb5 6.e4 b4 7.♘b5 d6 8.♗c4
  14. Benko Gambit: Zaitsev System 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.♘c3
  15. Benko Gambit: Zaitsev Variation, Nescafe Frappe Attack 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.♘c3 axb5 6.e4 b4 7.♘b5