ECO A57

Benko Gambit

Benko Gambit is a chess opening classified under ECO A57. Its defining line here is 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5.

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5

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The diagram shows the position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5. Play through it move by move in the interactive explorer.

Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

Other catalogued lines with this name

  • A59: 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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