The Benko Gambit for Black – every line at a glance – Learning studio

Every row is a line of the course, every column a move with White's and Black's move. A row shows only what differs from the row above – empty cells are the same moves as above. ? marks a mistake of the opponent, ↪ a transposition with the number of the line it leads into (a click jumps to it), ↺ a position the same line had before; on the right Stockfish's evaluation at the end of the line. A table per variation, before it every move up to there. A click on the number at the start of a row opens the line in the course.

Chapter 1: 4.cxb5 156 lines
- A57 Benko Gambit: Zaitsev System 3 lines
- A57 Dlugy Variation 3 lines
- A57 Modern Variation 20 lines
- A57 Pawn Return Variation 50 lines
- A57 Benko Gambit: Zaitsev Variation, Nescafe Frappe Attack 5 lines
- A57 Benko Gambit: Nescafe Frappe Attack 1 line
- A58 Fully Accepted Variation 29 lines
- A58 Central Storming Variation 1 line
- A58 Benko Gambit: Fianchetto Variation 3 lines
- A58 Benko Gambit: Nd2 Variation 1 line
- A58 Fianchetto Variation 16 lines
- A59 Yugoslav 4 lines
- A59 Benko Gambit 3 lines
- A59 King Walk Variation 17 lines
Chapter 2: 4.♘︎f3 · Benko Gambit Declined: Main Line 15 lines
- A57 Main Line 15 lines
Chapter 3: 4.♘︎d2 · Benko Gambit Declined: Quiet Line 1 line
- A57 Quiet Line 1 line
Chapter 4: 4.a4 · Benko Gambit Declined: Sosonko Variation 3 lines
- A57 Sosonko Variation 3 lines

Chapter 14.cxb5 ↑

A57 Benko Gambit: Zaitsev System ↑1.d4 ♘︎f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.♘︎c3 axb5 6.♘︎xb5 ♗︎a6 7.♘︎c3 d6
	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1.1	g3 g6↪ 1.103								+0.58
1.2	♘︎f3 g6↪ 1.116								+0.65
1.3	f4 g6	♘︎f3 ♗︎g7	e4 ♗︎xf1	♖︎xf1 O-O	e5 dxe5	fxe5 ♘︎fd7	♗︎f4 ♘︎a6	♖︎f2 ♕︎a5	+0.00

A57 Dlugy Variation ↑1.d4 ♘︎f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.f3 axb5 6.e4 ♕︎a5
	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1.4	b4 ♕︎xb4	♗︎d2 ♕︎a4	♕︎c1 b4	♕︎xc5 ♘︎a6	♗︎xa6 ♗︎xa6	♕︎xb4 ♕︎xb4	♗︎xb4 g6	♗︎c3 ♗︎g7	a4 e6	+0.00
1.5	♗︎d2 b4	♘︎a3 d6	♘︎c4 ♕︎d8	a3 e6	dxe6 ♗︎xe6	axb4 ♖︎xa1	♕︎xa1 d5	exd5 ♘︎xd5	♘︎e5 ♗︎d6	−0.03
1.6				♗︎d3 e6	dxe6 ♗︎xe6	♘︎e2 d5	exd5 ♘︎xd5	O-O ♗︎e7	♕︎c2 ♘︎c6	+0.00

A57 Modern Variation ↑1.d4 ♘︎f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3 g6 6.♘︎c3 ♗︎g7
	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1.7	bxa6 O-O	♘︎f3↪ 1.26								+0.29
1.8	♘︎f3 O-O	a4↪ 1.16								+0.52
1.9	e4 d6	a4 O-O	♘︎f3↪ 1.24							+0.91
1.10	a4 O-O	♘︎f3 ♗︎b7	♗︎c4 axb5	♗︎xb5↪ 1.16						+0.35
1.11	… ♗︎b7	e4 e6	♗︎c4 O-O	♘︎ge2 axb5	♗︎xb5 ♘︎a6	♗︎c4 ♘︎b4	O-O ♖︎e8	♖︎a3 ♕︎b6	♘︎f4 ♗︎a6	+0.25
1.12	… O-O	♗︎c4 axb5	♗︎xb5 ♗︎b7	♘︎ge2 ♘︎a6	e4 ♘︎c7	♗︎c4 ♗︎a6	♗︎xa6 ♖︎xa6	O-O ♕︎a8	♕︎c2 d6	+0.51
1.13			… e6	dxe6 fxe6	♘︎h3 ♘︎a6	♖︎a3 ♗︎b7	O-O d5	♘︎g5 ♘︎c7	♗︎e2 ♕︎e7	+0.25
1.14			♘︎xb5 e6	♘︎e2 exd5	♗︎xd5 ♘︎c6	O-O ♗︎a6	♖︎b1 ♘︎xd5	♕︎xd5 ♕︎b6	♗︎d2 ♘︎a7	+0.00
1.15		e4 ♗︎b7	e5 ♘︎e8	♘︎f3 d6	h4 axb5	♗︎xb5 ♘︎c7	♗︎f4 dxe5	♗︎xe5 ♘︎xb5	axb5 ♗︎xd5	+0.38
1.16		♘︎f3 ♗︎b7	♗︎e2 axb5	♗︎xb5 e6	dxe6 fxe6	O-O d5	♗︎d2 ♘︎c6	♖︎c1 ♕︎e7	♗︎xc6 ♗︎xc6	+0.25
1.17			bxa6 ♘︎xa6	♗︎c4 e6	O-O ♘︎xd5	♘︎xd5 ♗︎xd5	♗︎xd5 exd5	♕︎xd5 ♕︎e7	♖︎b1 ♘︎b4	+0.08
1.18			e4 e6	♗︎e2 exd5	exd5 axb5	♗︎xb5 ♕︎e7	♗︎e2 ♘︎a6	d6 ♕︎e6	O-O ♘︎b4	+0.25
1.19			♖︎a3 e6	dxe6 dxe6	♗︎d2 ♘︎d5	♘︎xd5 exd5	♕︎c2 c4	♗︎e2 axb5	axb5 ♕︎b6	+0.30
1.20			♖︎b1 e6	dxe6 fxe6	♗︎e2 axb5	axb5 ♘︎e4	♗︎d2 ♘︎xd2	♕︎xd2 d5	O-O ♘︎d7	+0.21
1.21		♕︎b3 e6	dxe6 fxe6	♘︎f3 ♗︎b7	♗︎e2 axb5	♘︎xb5 ♘︎a6	O-O ♘︎e4	♕︎d1 ♕︎e7	♘︎e1 d5	+0.05
1.22		♖︎a3 d6	♘︎f3 e6	dxe6 ♗︎xe6	♗︎e2 axb5	axb5 ♖︎xa3	bxa3 ♕︎a5	♕︎d2 ♘︎bd7	O-O ♘︎b6	+0.29
1.23	♗︎c4 O-O	♘︎ge2 ♘︎e8	♗︎d3 axb5	♘︎xb5 ♗︎a6	♘︎ec3 ♘︎c7	O-O ♗︎xb5	♘︎xb5 ♘︎xd5	♗︎xg6 hxg6	♕︎xd5 ♘︎a6	+0.03
1.24	e4 d6	♘︎f3 O-O	a4 axb5	♗︎xb5 ♗︎a6	♗︎d2 ♗︎xb5	axb5 ♖︎xa1	♕︎xa1 ♕︎b6	O-O ♘︎bd7	♖︎e1 ♖︎b8	+0.37
1.25	♘︎f3 O-O	♗︎e2 axb5	♗︎xb5 ♘︎e4	♗︎d2 ♘︎xc3	♗︎xc3 ♗︎xc3	bxc3 ♕︎a5	♕︎d3 ♗︎a6	♗︎xa6 ♕︎xa6	c4 d6	+0.20
1.26		bxa6 d6	♗︎e2 ♗︎xa6	O-O ♘︎bd7	♗︎xa6 ♖︎xa6	e4 ♕︎a8	♗︎g5 h6	♗︎d2 ♖︎b8	♖︎b1 ♘︎f8	+0.37

A57 Pawn Return Variation ↑1.d4 ♘︎f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6
	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
1.27	… d6	♘︎c3 ♘︎bd7	♘︎f3 g6	e4↪ 1.55										+0.54
1.28		… ♕︎xb6	♘︎f3 g6	e4↪ 1.63										+0.49
1.29		… ♘︎bd7	♘︎f3 g6	a4 a5	e4↪ 1.54									+0.63
1.30		… ♕︎xb6	e4 g6	♗︎e2 ♗︎g7	♘︎f3↪ 1.35									+0.54
1.31			♘︎f3 g6	♘︎d2 ♗︎g7	e4↪ 1.63									+0.39
1.32		… ♘︎bd7	e4 g6	♘︎f3 ♗︎g7	a4 a5↪ 1.54									+0.59
1.33				a4 a5	♘︎f3 ♗︎g7	♗︎b5↪ 1.52								+0.53
1.34		… ♕︎xb6	e4 g6	♘︎f3 ♗︎g7	a4 O-O	a5↪ 2.8								+0.21
1.35					♗︎e2 O-O	♘︎d2↪ 1.64								+0.44
1.36		… ♘︎bd7	e4 g6	♘︎f3 ♗︎g7	♗︎e2 O-O	O-O ♕︎xb6↪ 1.40								+0.48
1.37		… ♕︎xb6	a4 g6	a5 ♕︎b4	♖︎a4 ♕︎b7	e4 ♗︎g7↪ 1.59								+0.20
1.38		… ♘︎bd7	e4 g6	a4 a5	f4 ♗︎g7	♘︎f3 O-O	♗︎b5↪ 1.51							+0.31
1.39			… ♕︎xb6	♗︎e2 g6	♘︎f3 ♗︎g7	O-O O-O	a4↪ 1.55							+0.47
1.40		… ♕︎xb6	e4 g6	♘︎f3 ♗︎g7	♗︎e2 O-O	O-O ♘︎bd7	♘︎d2↪ 1.67							+0.42
1.41					♘︎d2 O-O	♘︎c4 ♕︎c7	♗︎e2 ♘︎bd7↪ 1.65							+0.34
1.42	… e6	♘︎c3 ♘︎xd5	♘︎xd5 exd5	♕︎xd5 ♘︎c6	♗︎g5 ♕︎xb6	♕︎e4 ♗︎e7	♗︎xe7 ♘︎xe7							−1.15
1.43					e4 ♗︎e7	♗︎c4 O-O	♘︎f3 ♖︎b8↪ 1.70							+0.12
1.44	… d6	♘︎c3 ♕︎xb6	e4 g6	♘︎f3 ♗︎g7	♘︎d2 O-O	♗︎e2 ♘︎bd7	O-O ♕︎c7	♘︎c4↪ 1.66						+0.21
1.45		… ♘︎bd7	e4 g6	♘︎f3 ♗︎g7	♗︎e2 O-O	O-O ♘︎xb6	♗︎f4 ♘︎h5	♗︎c1 ♘︎f6↪ 1.57						+0.55
1.46				a4 a5	♗︎b5 ♗︎g7	♘︎f3 O-O	O-O ♘︎xb6	h3 ♘︎e8	♖︎e1↪ 1.53					+0.55
1.47	… e6	♘︎c3 ♘︎xd5	♘︎xd5 exd5	♕︎xd5 ♘︎c6	♘︎f3 ♖︎b8	♗︎d2 ♗︎e7	♗︎c3 O-O	e4 ♖︎xb6	♗︎c4↪ 1.70					+0.08
1.48						e4 ♗︎e7	♗︎c4 O-O	♕︎h5 ♖︎xb6	O-O↪ 1.75					+0.07
1.49	… d6	♘︎c3 ♘︎bd7	a4 ♕︎xb6	a5 ♕︎c7	e4 g6	f4 c4	♘︎f3 ♗︎g7	♖︎a4 ♗︎b7	♗︎e2 O-O	O-O ♖︎ab8	♔︎h1 ♗︎a8			+0.58
1.50					… ♖︎b8	♘︎f3 g6	♗︎e2 ♗︎g7	O-O O-O	♘︎d2 e6	♘︎c4 ♘︎e5	♘︎xe5 dxe5			+0.76
1.51			e4 g6	a4 a5	♗︎b5 ♗︎g7	f4 O-O	♘︎f3 ♘︎xb6	O-O ♗︎d7	♗︎d3 ♖︎b8	h3 e6	dxe6 fxe6			+0.54
1.52						♘︎f3 O-O	O-O ♘︎xb6	♗︎f4 ♗︎d7	♗︎e2 ♖︎b8	♖︎c1 ♘︎h5	♗︎e3 f5			+0.45
1.53								♖︎e1 ♘︎e8	h3 ♗︎b7	h4 h5	♕︎c2 ♘︎c7			+0.47
1.54					♘︎f3 ♗︎g7	♗︎e2 O-O	O-O ♘︎xb6	♗︎f4 ♘︎h5	♗︎c1 ♗︎a6	♗︎xa6 ♖︎xa6	♖︎e1 ♖︎a8			+0.42
1.55				♘︎f3 ♗︎g7	♗︎e2 O-O	a4 ♕︎xb6	O-O ♖︎b8	h3 ♘︎e8	♖︎a3 ♘︎c7	♕︎c2 a5	♘︎d2 ♗︎a6			+0.39
1.56						O-O ♘︎e8	♗︎g5 ♘︎xb6	♕︎d2 ♗︎g4	h3 ♗︎xf3	♗︎xf3 ♖︎b8	♗︎e2 ♘︎c7			+0.52
1.57						… ♘︎xb6	a4 ♗︎g4	a5 ♘︎bd7	h3 ♗︎xf3	♗︎xf3 ♘︎e8	♗︎e2 ♘︎c7			+0.53
1.58							h3 e6	dxe6 ♗︎xe6	a4 a5	♗︎e3 ♖︎e8	♖︎e1 ♗︎c4			+0.52
1.59		… ♕︎xb6	e4 g6	a4 ♗︎g7	a5 ♕︎b4	♖︎a4 ♕︎b7	♗︎c4 ♗︎d7	♖︎a3 ♕︎b4	♕︎e2 ♗︎b5	♗︎xb5 axb5	♕︎xb5 ♘︎bd7			−0.64
1.60							♗︎e2 ♗︎d7	♖︎a3 ♕︎b4	e5 ♘︎e4	♘︎f3 O-O	O-O ♕︎xa3			+0.00
1.61							♘︎f3 O-O	♗︎e2 ♗︎d7	♖︎a3 ♗︎b5	O-O ♘︎bd7	♘︎d2 ♘︎e5			+0.08
1.62								♘︎d2 e6	♘︎c4 exd5	exd5 ♗︎d7	♖︎a3 ♗︎b5			+0.00
1.63				♘︎f3 ♗︎g7	♘︎d2 O-O	a4 ♘︎bd7	a5 ♕︎d8	♘︎c4 ♘︎e8	h4 ♘︎c7	h5 ♖︎b8	♕︎g4 ♘︎e5			+0.24
1.64						♗︎e2 ♘︎bd7	a4 ♖︎b8	O-O ♘︎e8	♘︎c4 ♕︎d8	♗︎d2 ♘︎e5	b3 ♘︎xc4			+0.38
1.65							♘︎c4 ♕︎c7	♗︎f4 ♘︎b6	♘︎e3 a5	a4 c4	O-O ♘︎fd7			+0.00
1.66								O-O ♘︎b6	♘︎e3 e6	a4 a5	♖︎b1 ♖︎e8			+0.00
1.67							O-O ♕︎c7	a4 ♖︎b8	a5 ♘︎e8	♘︎c4 ♘︎e5	♘︎b6 ♘︎d7			+0.45
1.68			♘︎f3 g6	a4 ♗︎g7	a5 ♕︎b7	e4 ♗︎g4	♗︎e2 ♘︎bd7	O-O O-O	♖︎a3 ♖︎ab8	h3 ♗︎xf3	gxf3 ♘︎e8			+0.11
1.69	… e6	♘︎c3 ♘︎xd5	♘︎xd5 exd5	♕︎xd5 ♘︎c6	♘︎f3 ♖︎b8	♗︎g5 ♗︎e7	♗︎xe7 ♕︎xe7	e3 ♖︎xb6	b3 ♗︎b7	♖︎c1 d6	♕︎d2 O-O			+0.00
1.70						e4 ♗︎e7	♗︎c4 O-O	♗︎d2 ♖︎xb6	♗︎c3 ♘︎b4	♕︎d2 ♗︎b7	O-O-O d5			+0.00
1.71									O-O d6	♗︎c3 ♗︎e6	♕︎d3 ♗︎xc4			+0.05
1.72								O-O ♖︎xb6	b3 ♘︎a5	♗︎f4 ♗︎b7	♕︎d3 ♘︎xc4			−0.11
1.73						♘︎e5 ♕︎f6	♘︎xc6 dxc6	♕︎e4 ♗︎e7	g3 O-O	♗︎g2 ♗︎f5	♕︎e3 ♖︎xb6			+0.00
1.74								♕︎f3 ♗︎e7	♗︎d2 ♕︎xb2	♗︎c3 ♕︎xb6	e4 ♗︎e6			−0.01
1.75						e4 ♗︎e7	♗︎c4 O-O	O-O ♖︎xb6	♕︎h5 d6	♖︎d1 ♗︎e6	♗︎xe6 fxe6	♕︎g4 ♕︎c8		+0.00
1.76										b3 ♗︎e6	♗︎xe6 fxe6	♕︎g4 ♕︎c8	♗︎b2 e5	+0.00

A57 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 d6
	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1.77	♗︎f4 g5	♗︎xg5 ♘︎xe4	♗︎f4 ♘︎f6	♗︎c4 ♗︎g7					−2.09
1.78		e5? gxf4	exf6 ♘︎d7	fxe7? ♕︎xe7					−4.28
1.79		♗︎e3 ♘︎xe4	♗︎d3 ♕︎a5	♕︎e2 b3	♔︎d1 ♗︎g7	♗︎xe4 ♗︎a6	♗︎d3 ♕︎xa2	♖︎c1 O-O	−0.01
1.80	♘︎f3 g6	♗︎c4 ♗︎g7	O-O O-O	♖︎e1 ♗︎g4	a4 ♘︎bd7	h3 ♗︎xf3	gxf3 ♘︎b6	♗︎e2 ♕︎d7	−0.41
1.81		e5 dxe5	♘︎xe5 ♗︎g7	♗︎c4 O-O	O-O ♘︎fd7	♘︎xf7 ♖︎xf7	d6 ♘︎e5	♗︎xf7 ♘︎xf7	−0.11

A57 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
	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1.82	… ♘︎bd7	♘︎f3 ♘︎b6	♗︎d3 g6	b3 ♘︎xe4	♗︎xe4 ♗︎g7	♗︎d2 ♗︎a6	♗︎d3 ♗︎xa1	♕︎xa1 f6	−0.15

A58 Fully Accepted Variation ↑1.d4 ♘︎f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6
	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
1.83	… g6	♘︎c3 ♗︎g7	g3 d6	♗︎g2↪ 1.94									+0.39
1.84			♘︎f3 O-O	e4↪ 1.98									+0.35
1.85		… ♗︎xa6	♘︎f3 d6	g3↪ 1.114									+0.48
1.86		… ♗︎g7	♘︎f3 O-O	g3 d6	♗︎g2↪ 1.94								+0.36
1.87		… ♗︎xa6	♘︎f3 d6	e4 ♗︎xf1	♔︎xf1↪ 1.102								+0.77
1.88		g3 d6	♗︎g2 ♗︎g7	♘︎f3 ♘︎xa6	O-O ♗︎f5	♘︎c3 O-O↪ 1.94							+0.36
1.89		♘︎c3 ♗︎xa6	e4 ♗︎xf1	♔︎xf1 d6	♘︎f3 ♗︎g7	g3 O-O↪ 1.137							+0.92
1.90		… ♗︎g7	e4 O-O	♘︎f3 ♕︎a5	♘︎d2 ♗︎xa6	♗︎e2 d6	O-O ♘︎fd7	♘︎db1 c4	♘︎a4 ♗︎b5	♘︎ac3 ♗︎a6↺			+0.15
1.91		… ♗︎xa6	g3 d6	♗︎g2 ♗︎g7	♘︎h3 ♘︎bd7	♘︎f4 h5	h4 O-O	O-O ♕︎b6	♘︎a4 ♕︎b5	♘︎c3 ♕︎b6↺			+0.00
1.92	… e6	♘︎c3 ♘︎xd5	♘︎xd5 exd5	♕︎xd5 ♘︎c6	e3 ♕︎f6	♘︎e2 ♗︎xa6	♘︎f4 ♗︎xf1	♔︎xf1 ♗︎e7	♘︎h5 ♕︎g6	♗︎d2 O-O	g3 ♗︎d6		+0.17
1.93					e4 ♗︎e7	♗︎d2 O-O	♘︎f3 ♕︎b6	♕︎b3 ♕︎a7	♗︎c3 ♗︎xa6	♕︎a4 ♗︎xf1	♕︎xa7 ♖︎xa7		+0.10
1.94	… g6	g3 d6	♗︎g2 ♗︎g7	♘︎c3 O-O	♘︎f3 ♘︎xa6	O-O ♗︎f5	a3 ♕︎c7	♘︎d2 ♘︎b4	e4 ♗︎g4	♗︎f3 ♗︎h3	♘︎c4 ♗︎xf1		+0.28
1.95				♘︎h3 ♘︎xa6	O-O O-O	♘︎c3 ♖︎b8	♘︎g5 ♕︎a5	a4 ♘︎d7	♘︎f3 ♖︎e8	♖︎e1 ♘︎e5	♕︎c2 ♘︎b4		+0.00
1.96		♘︎c3 ♗︎g7	e4 O-O	a7 ♖︎xa7	♘︎f3 e6	♗︎e2 exd5	exd5 d6	O-O ♘︎a6	♘︎b5 ♖︎d7	♗︎c4 ♗︎b7	♗︎g5 h6		+0.41
1.97				♗︎e2 ♕︎a5	♗︎d2 ♗︎xa6	e5 ♘︎e8	♘︎f3 d6	e6 ♗︎xe2	♕︎xe2 ♕︎a6	exf7 ♖︎xf7	♘︎b5 h6		+0.21
1.98				♘︎f3 ♕︎a5	♗︎d2 ♗︎xa6	♗︎e2 ♕︎b4	e5 ♘︎g4	♘︎b5 ♕︎e4	O-O ♘︎xe5	♘︎xe5 ♗︎xb5	♗︎xb5 ♕︎xe5		+0.21
1.99						♗︎xa6 ♕︎xa6	♕︎e2 e6	dxe6 fxe6	♗︎e3 ♖︎c8	♖︎d1 ♕︎xe2	♔︎xe2 ♘︎g4		+0.00
1.100		… ♗︎xa6	e4 ♗︎xf1	♔︎xf1 d6	g4 ♗︎g7	g5 ♘︎h5	♘︎ge2 ♕︎c8	♔︎g2 h6	h4 ♘︎d7	a4 ♘︎e5	a5 hxg5		+0.00
1.101						♔︎g2 O-O	g5 ♘︎h5	♘︎ge2 f5	exf5 ♖︎xf5	♘︎g3 ♘︎xg3	hxg3 ♘︎a6		+0.15
1.102					♘︎f3 ♗︎g7	h3 O-O	♔︎g1 ♘︎bd7	♔︎h2 ♕︎a5	♖︎e1 ♖︎fb8	♕︎c2 ♘︎e8	♗︎d2 ♘︎c7		+0.29
1.103			g3 d6	♗︎g2 ♗︎g7	♘︎h3 ♘︎bd7	O-O O-O	♗︎d2 ♕︎b6	♖︎b1 ♘︎e5	b3 ♗︎c8	a4 ♗︎f5	e4 ♗︎c8		+0.06
1.104							♘︎f4 ♘︎e5	b3 ♕︎c7	♖︎b1 ♖︎fb8	♕︎c2 ♕︎a5	♗︎d2 ♕︎a3		+0.19
1.105							♕︎c2 ♘︎e5	b3 ♕︎a5	♗︎d2 ♖︎fb8	♘︎f4 c4	♖︎fb1 ♗︎c8		+0.02
1.106							♖︎b1 ♕︎a5	♕︎c2 ♖︎fb8	♗︎d2 ♗︎c8	b3 ♘︎e5	♘︎g5 c4		+0.00
1.107							♖︎e1 ♕︎b6	♖︎b1 ♖︎fb8	♘︎g5 ♗︎c8	h3 ♘︎e5	♘︎f3 ♘︎xf3		+0.00
1.108					♖︎b1 ♘︎bd7	a4 ♖︎b8	♘︎f3 ♕︎b6	O-O ♕︎b3	♘︎d2 ♕︎xd1	♖︎xd1 O-O	b3 ♘︎g4		+0.05
1.109						b3 ♘︎g4	♗︎d2 ♗︎d4	♘︎h3 h5	a4 ♕︎c8	♘︎e4 h4	b4 cxb4		+0.13
1.110				♘︎h3 ♗︎g7	♘︎f4 ♘︎bd7	h4 h5	♗︎h3 O-O	O-O ♘︎e5	♕︎c2 ♕︎b6	♖︎b1 ♖︎fb8	♔︎h1 ♕︎b4		+0.15
1.111			e4 ♗︎xf1	♔︎xf1 d6	♘︎f3 ♗︎g7	h3 O-O	♔︎g1 ♘︎bd7	♔︎h2 ♕︎a5	♖︎e1 ♖︎fb8	♖︎e2 ♘︎e8	♖︎c2 ♘︎c7	♗︎g5 ♘︎b5	+0.04

A58 Central Storming Variation ↑1.d4 ♘︎f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.♘︎c3 ♗︎xa6 7.f4
	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1.112	… ♗︎g7	♘︎f3 ♕︎a5	♗︎d2 O-O	e4 d6	♗︎xa6 ♕︎xa6	♕︎e2 ♘︎bd7	♕︎xa6 ♖︎xa6	♔︎e2 ♖︎b8	♖︎hb1 ♘︎xe4	−0.04

A58 Benko Gambit: Fianchetto Variation ↑1.d4 ♘︎f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.♘︎c3 ♗︎xa6 7.g3 d6 8.♘︎f3 ♗︎g7
	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1.113	♗︎g2↪ 1.120							+0.54
1.114	♗︎h3 ♘︎bd7	O-O ♘︎b6	♖︎e1 O-O	e4 ♘︎fd7	♕︎c2 ♘︎c4	♗︎f4 ♘︎de5	♗︎xe5 ♘︎xe5	+0.00
1.115	e4 O-O	♗︎xa6 ♘︎xa6	O-O ♕︎d7	♕︎e2 ♘︎c7	a4 ♖︎fb8	♖︎d1 ♖︎b4	a5 h6	+0.37

A58 Benko Gambit: Nd2 Variation ↑1.d4 ♘︎f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.♘︎c3 ♗︎xa6 7.♘︎f3 d6 8.♘︎d2
	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1.116	… ♗︎g7	e4 ♗︎xf1	♘︎xf1 ♕︎a5	♘︎d2 ♘︎bd7	a4 O-O	O-O ♘︎b6	♖︎a3 ♘︎fd7	♕︎e2 ♖︎fb8	+0.12

A58 Fianchetto Variation ↑1.d4 ♘︎f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.♘︎c3 ♗︎xa6 7.g3 d6 8.♗︎g2 ♗︎g7 9.♘︎f3 ♘︎bd7
	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
1.117	O-O ♘︎b6	♘︎d2 O-O	♖︎e1↪ 1.125							+0.28
1.118	♖︎b1 O-O	b3 ♕︎a5	♗︎d2 ♖︎fb8	O-O↪ 1.129						+0.59
1.119		O-O ♕︎a5	♕︎c2 ♖︎fb8	♗︎d2↪ 1.128						+0.45
1.120	O-O ♘︎b6	♘︎d2 O-O	♕︎c2 ♗︎b7	e4 ♗︎a6	♖︎d1 ♘︎g4	h3 ♘︎e5				+0.12
1.121		♘︎e1 O-O	♘︎c2 ♘︎c4	♘︎e3 ♕︎b6	♕︎c2 ♖︎fb8	b3 ♘︎xe3				+0.17
1.122		♘︎h4 O-O	♕︎c2 ♘︎fd7	♘︎f3 ♗︎b7	♖︎d1 ♗︎xc3	bxc3 ♗︎xd5				+0.07
1.123		♖︎b1 ♗︎c4	♘︎g5 ♗︎xa2	♘︎xa2 ♖︎xa2	♕︎b3 ♖︎a7	♕︎b5 ♘︎bd7				+0.15
1.124		♖︎e1 O-O	h3 ♘︎fd7	♕︎c2 ♖︎a7	♘︎d2 ♕︎a8	♘︎db1 ♗︎b7				+0.44
1.125			♘︎d2 ♕︎c7	♖︎b1 ♖︎fb8	♕︎c2 ♕︎b7	a3 ♖︎a7				+0.14
1.126			♖︎b1 ♗︎c4	e4 ♗︎xa2	♘︎xa2 ♖︎xa2	b4 c4				+0.00
1.127	♖︎b1 O-O	O-O ♕︎a5	♗︎d2 ♖︎fb8	a4 ♕︎c7	b3 ♘︎b6	♘︎g5 h6				+0.51
1.128				♕︎c2 ♕︎c7	b3 ♘︎b6	♘︎h4 ♕︎b7				+0.20
1.129				b3 ♘︎e8	♕︎c2 ♕︎a3	♗︎c1 ♕︎a5	♗︎d2↺			+0.42
1.130	O-O ♘︎b6	♖︎e1 O-O	e4 ♘︎fd7	♕︎c2 ♘︎c4	♗︎f4 ♕︎a5	♖︎ac1 ♖︎fb8	b3 ♘︎ce5			−0.06
1.131	♖︎b1 O-O	O-O ♕︎a5	♕︎c2 ♖︎fb8	♖︎d1 ♘︎g4	♗︎d2 ♘︎ge5	♘︎xe5 ♘︎xe5	b3 ♗︎c8			+0.14
1.132	O-O ♘︎b6	♖︎e1 O-O	♗︎f4 ♘︎h5	♗︎g5 h6	♗︎c1 ♘︎f6	♖︎b1 ♗︎c4	e4 ♗︎xa2	♘︎xa2 ♖︎xa2	e5 ♘︎fxd5	+0.00

A59 Yugoslav ↑1.d4 ♘︎f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1.133	♘︎c3 axb5	♘︎xb5 ♗︎a6	♘︎c3 d6	e4 ♗︎xf1	♔︎xf1 g6↪ 1.100							+0.81
1.134	bxa6 g6	♘︎c3 ♗︎xa6	e4 ♗︎xf1	♔︎xf1 d6	♘︎ge2 ♗︎g7	g3 O-O	♔︎g2↪ 1.139					+0.40
1.135						h3 O-O	♔︎g1 e6	♔︎h2 exd5	exd5 ♖︎e8	♖︎e1 ♘︎bd7	♗︎f4 ♘︎h5	+0.03
1.136							… ♘︎bd7	♔︎h2 ♕︎b6	♖︎b1 e6	♕︎c2 exd5	exd5 ♕︎a6	+0.55

A59 Benko Gambit ↑1.d4 ♘︎f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.♘︎c3 ♗︎xa6 7.e4 ♗︎xf1 8.♔︎xf1 d6 9.g3 ♗︎g7
	10	11	12	13	14	15
1.137	♘︎f3 O-O	♔︎g2↪ 1.141					+0.75
1.138	♔︎g2 O-O	f4 ♘︎bd7	♘︎f3 ♖︎a6	♖︎e1 ♕︎a8	♕︎e2 ♘︎e8	a4 ♘︎c7	+0.03
1.139		♘︎ge2 ♘︎bd7	♕︎c2 ♕︎b6	♖︎b1 ♖︎fb8	b3 ♕︎a6	h3 ♖︎b4	+0.25

A59 King Walk Variation ↑1.d4 ♘︎f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.♘︎c3 ♗︎xa6 7.e4 ♗︎xf1 8.♔︎xf1 d6 9.g3 ♗︎g7 10.♔︎g2 O-O 11.♘︎f3
	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
1.140	… ♘︎bd7	♖︎e1 ♘︎g4	♕︎e2 ♘︎ge5	♘︎d2↪ 1.152					+0.41
1.141		a4 ♕︎b6	♕︎e2 ♖︎fb8	♗︎d2 ♕︎a6	♘︎b5 ♘︎b6				+0.28
1.142		… ♖︎a6	♕︎c2 ♕︎a8	♘︎b5 ♖︎c8	♗︎d2 c4				+0.10
1.143				♖︎a3 e6	dxe6 fxe6				+0.77
1.144		h3 ♕︎a5	♖︎e1 ♖︎fb8	♕︎c2 c4	♗︎f4 ♘︎c5				+0.29
1.145				♖︎e2 ♘︎e8	♗︎g5 ♗︎xc3				−0.10
1.146					♕︎c2 ♗︎d4				+0.16
1.147					♖︎c2 ♘︎c7				+0.11
1.148		♕︎e2 ♕︎a5	♕︎c2 ♘︎g4	a4 ♖︎fb8	♗︎d2 ♕︎b4				+0.28
1.149		♖︎e1 ♘︎g4	h3 ♘︎ge5	♘︎xe5 ♘︎xe5	f4 ♘︎c4				+0.04
1.150			♖︎e2 ♕︎a5	♗︎g5 ♗︎xc3	bxc3 f6				−0.08
1.151	… ♕︎c8	♖︎e1 ♕︎b7	a4 ♘︎a6	♕︎e2 ♘︎c7	♖︎b1 h6				+0.76
1.152	… ♘︎bd7	♖︎e1 ♘︎g4	♘︎d2 ♘︎ge5	♕︎e2 ♘︎b6	f4 ♘︎ed7	♘︎f3 ♘︎a4			+0.14
1.153			♕︎e2 ♘︎ge5	♘︎xe5 ♘︎xe5	f4 ♘︎d7	♗︎d2 ♕︎b6			+0.24
1.154		h3 ♕︎a5	♖︎e1 ♖︎fb8	e5 dxe5	♘︎xe5 ♘︎xe5	♖︎xe5 ♖︎b7	♕︎e2 ♕︎d8		+0.21
1.155		♖︎e1 ♘︎g4	♘︎d2 ♘︎ge5	♕︎e2 ♘︎b6	f4 ♘︎ed7	a4 ♗︎xc3	bxc3 ♘︎xa4		+0.00
1.156		h3 ♕︎a5	♖︎e1 ♖︎fb8	e5 dxe5	♘︎xe5 ♘︎xe5	♖︎xe5 ♖︎b7	♕︎f3 ♘︎e8	♖︎e2 ♘︎d6	+0.14

Chapter 24.♘︎f3 · Benko Gambit Declined: Main Line ↑

A57 Main Line ↑1.d4 ♘︎f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.♘︎f3 g6
	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
2.1	cxb5 a6	bxa6 ♗︎xa6	♘︎c3↪ 1.116									+0.52
2.2		e3 ♗︎g7	♘︎c3↪ 1.25									+0.49
2.3	a4 bxc4	♘︎c3 d6	♘︎d2 ♗︎g7	e4↪ 2.10								+0.11
2.4	cxb5 a6	♘︎c3 axb5	e4 b4	♘︎b5 d6↪ 1.80								−0.06
2.5		bxa6 ♗︎xa6	g3 ♗︎g7	♗︎g2 d6	♘︎c3↪ 1.120							+0.54
2.6		b6 d6	♘︎c3 ♗︎g7	e4 O-O	♗︎e2 ♘︎bd7↪ 1.55							+0.51
2.7		bxa6 ♗︎xa6	g3 ♗︎g7	♗︎g2 d6	O-O ♘︎bd7	♘︎c3↪ 1.120						+0.36
2.8		b6 d6	♘︎c3 ♗︎g7	e4 O-O	a4 ♕︎xb6	a5 ♕︎b7	♗︎e2 ♗︎g4	O-O ♘︎bd7↪ 1.68				+0.22
2.9	a4 bxc4	♘︎c3 d6	e4 ♗︎g7	♗︎xc4 O-O	O-O ♗︎a6	♗︎b5 ♗︎xb5	axb5 ♘︎bd7	♗︎g5 h6	♗︎h4 ♘︎b6	♖︎e1 ♕︎c7	h3 ♘︎h5	+0.20
2.10				♘︎d2 O-O	♘︎xc4 ♘︎bd7	♗︎d3 ♘︎b6	♘︎e3 e6	O-O exd5	exd5 ♗︎b7	♗︎b5 a6	♗︎c6 ♗︎xc6	−0.04
2.11	cxb5 a6	b6 d6	♘︎c3 ♗︎g7	♘︎d2 ♘︎bd7	e4 O-O	a4 a5	♗︎b5 ♘︎xb6	O-O ♗︎d7	♖︎e1 ♗︎xb5	♘︎xb5 ♘︎e8	h3 ♕︎c8	+0.00
2.12		♘︎c3 axb5	d6 ♗︎b7	dxe7 ♗︎xe7	♘︎xb5 ♕︎a5	♘︎c3 O-O	e3 ♘︎e4	♗︎d2 ♘︎xd2	♘︎xd2 d5	♘︎b3 ♕︎b6	♘︎xd5 ♗︎xd5	−0.23
2.13		♕︎c2 axb5	e4 ♕︎a5	♗︎d2 ♕︎a4	♕︎xa4 bxa4	♘︎c3 ♗︎g7	e5 ♘︎g4	♗︎f4 g5	♗︎g3 f6	d6 ♘︎xe5	♘︎d5 ♖︎a5	+0.02
2.14	♘︎bd2 bxc4	e4 ♗︎g7	♗︎xc4 O-O	O-O ♗︎b7	♖︎e1 e6	d6 ♘︎c6	h3 ♘︎e8	♘︎b3 ♕︎b6	♗︎f4 a5	a4 ♘︎d4	♘︎bxd4 cxd4	+0.00
2.15	♕︎c2 ♗︎g7	e4 b4	e5 ♘︎g4	♕︎e4 f5	♕︎e2 O-O	h3 ♘︎h6	g3 e6	♗︎g2 ♘︎f7	O-O exd5	♘︎g5 ♘︎c6	♗︎xd5 ♗︎b7	+0.00

Chapter 34.♘︎d2 · Benko Gambit Declined: Quiet Line ↑

A57 Quiet Line ↑1.d4 ♘︎f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.♘︎d2
	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
3.1	… bxc4	e4 d6	♗︎xc4 g6	b3 ♗︎g7	♗︎b2 O-O	♘︎gf3 e5	O-O ♘︎bd7	♖︎e1 ♘︎b6	♗︎f1 a5	a3 ♗︎d7	♘︎b1 ♘︎e8	a4 f5	+0.09

Chapter 44.a4 · Benko Gambit Declined: Sosonko Variation ↑

A57 Sosonko Variation ↑1.d4 ♘︎f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.a4 bxc4 5.♘︎c3 d6 6.e4 g6
	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
4.1	♘︎f3↪ 2.9									+0.30
4.2	♗︎xc4 ♗︎g7	♘︎f3↪ 2.9								+0.43
4.3		f4 O-O	♘︎f3 ♗︎a6	♗︎b5 ♗︎xb5	axb5 ♘︎bd7	O-O ♕︎b6	♕︎e2 ♘︎e8	f5 a6	bxa6 ♘︎c7	+0.12

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Contents

Chapter 14.cxb5 ↑

Chapter 24.♘︎f3 · Benko Gambit Declined: Main Line ↑

Chapter 34.♘︎d2 · Benko Gambit Declined: Quiet Line ↑

Chapter 44.a4 · Benko Gambit Declined: Sosonko Variation ↑