Benko Gambit

Benko Gambit is a named opening in the book. The main stored line runs d4, Nf6, c4, c5, d5, b5. The book has 8 lines under this name, across ECO codes A57 to A59.

8 lines in the book · ECO A57 to A59 · 870 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Benko Gambit

Play the next move in the line.

  1. d4
  2. Nf6
  3. c4
  4. c5
  5. d5
  6. b5

Move by move

  1. White pawn moves from d2 to d4.
  2. Black knight moves from g8 to f6.
  3. White pawn moves from c2 to c4.
  4. Black pawn moves from c7 to c5.
  5. White pawn moves from d4 to d5.
  6. Black pawn moves from b7 to b5.

Variations

Mutkin Countergambit1 lines · A57Nescafe Frappe Attack1 lines · A57Zaitsev System1 lines · A57Zaitsev Variation1 lines · A57Fianchetto Variation1 lines · A58Nd2 Variation1 lines · A58

Named gambits and traps

6 lines in this family have "gambit" or "trap" in the name. The list shows 6.

Puzzles from this opening

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