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Benko Gambit

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5. ECO A57–A59, 8 named variations.

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A57

Benko Gambit

Analyze with Stockfish

8 variations

Tactics from the Benko Gambit 200 puzzles

All Benko Gambit variations

ECO	Variation	Moves
A57	Benko Gambit 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5	1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
A57	Mutkin Countergambit 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.g4	1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.g4
A57	Zaitsev System 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.Nc3	1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.Nc3
A57	Zaitsev Variation, Nescafe Frappe Attack 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.Nc3 axb5 6.e4 b4 7.Nb5	1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.Nc3 axb5 6.e4 b4 7.Nb5
A58	Fianchetto Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Nf3 g6 8.g3	1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Nf3 g6 8.g3
A58	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	1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Nf3 g6 8.Nd2
A57	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	1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.Nc3 axb5 6.e4 b4 7.Nb5 d6 8.Bc4
A59	Benko Gambit 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1 d6 9.g3	1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1 d6 9.g3

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