A57-A59
Benko Gambit
Learn the starting moves, ideas, game results, and 17 named Benko Gambit variations.
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 About This Opening
The Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5!?) gives up a pawn for enduring pressure on the a- and b-files. It is one of the most positionally justified gambits in chess — Black's compensation often persists deep into the endgame.
Variations
17 found A57 A57 A57 A57 A57 A57 A57 A57 A57 A57 A57 A57 A57 A57 A57 A58 A59
Sosonko Variation, Benko Gambit
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 b5 a4 Bishop Attack, Benko Gambit
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 b5 Bg5 Benko Gambit Accepted
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 b5 cxb5 Benko Gambit Declined; Hjoerring Countergambit
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 b5 e4 Pseudo-Saemisch, Benko Gambit
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 b5 f3 Mutkin Countergambit, Benko Gambit
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 b5 g4 Quiet Line, Benko Gambit
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 b5 Nd2 Main Line, Benko Gambit Declined
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 b5 Nf3 Pawn Return Variation, Benko Gambit
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 b5 cxb5 a6 b6 Modern Variation, Benko Gambit
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 b5 cxb5 a6 e3 Dlugy Variation, Benko Gambit
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 b5 cxb5 a6 f3 Zaitsev System, Benko Gambit
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 b5 cxb5 a6 Nc3 Central Storming Variation, Benko Gambit
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 b5 cxb5 a6 bxa6 Bxa6 Nc3 d6 f4 Nescafe Frappe Attack, Benko Gambit
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 b5 cxb5 a6 Nc3 axb5 e4 b4 Nb5 Zaitsev Variation, Benko Gambit
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 b5 cxb5 a6 Nc3 axb5 e4 b4 Nb5 d6 Nf3 g6 Bc4 Fianchetto Variation, Benko Gambit
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 b5 cxb5 a6 bxa6 Bxa6 Nc3 g6 Nf3 d6 g3 Bg7 Bg2 King Walk Variation, Benko Gambit
d4 Nf6 c4 c5 d5 b5 cxb5 a6 bxa6 Bxa6 Nc3 d6 e4 Bxf1 Kxf1 g6 g3 Bg7 Kg2 O-O