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Benko Gambit

Difficulty 3/3Black repertoireECO A57–A59

Benko Gambit Declined, Main Line (A57)

Line progress1/16

Develop first, then attack the d4/c4 center from the flank.

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Next Nf61/16
Live position

All lines in this course

ECO A57–A59

Every one of these lines is explained move by move in the app — with recall practice and spaced review.

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  1. Benko Gambit Declined, Main LineSample

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 g6 5. Nc3 b4 6. Nb1 Bg7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. e4 d6

  2. Benko Gambit Declined, Exchange and Ba6

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 bxc4 5. Nc3 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bxc4 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Ba6

  3. Benko Gambit Declined, Qc2

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Qc2 bxc4 5. e4 d6 6. Bxc4 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7

  4. Benko Gambit Declined, Quiet Line with c3

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nd2 bxc4 5. e4 c3 6. bxc3 d6 7. Ngf3 g6 8. Bd3 Bg7

  5. Benko Gambit Declined, Sosonko Variation

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. a4 bxc4 5. Nc3 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bxc4 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O

  6. Benko Gambit Accepted, Pawn Return Variation

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. b6 e6 6. Nc3 exd5 7. Nxd5 Nxd5 8. Qxd5 Nc6

  7. Benko Gambit Accepted, Modern Variation

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. e3 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O axb5 10. Bxb5 Ba6

  8. Benko Gambit Accepted, Dlugy Variation

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. f3 e6 6. e4 exd5 7. e5 Qe7 8. Qe2 Ng8

  9. Benko Gambit Accepted, Volga Break

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 e6 6. Nc3 exd5 7. Nxd5 Bxa6 8. Nf3 Be7

  10. Benko Gambit Accepted, King Walk Variation

    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 Bg7 10. Kg2 O-O

  11. Benko Gambit Accepted, 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 Bg7 9. Bg2 O-O

  12. Benko Gambit Accepted, Yugoslav Variation

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 g6 9. Nge2 Bg7

  13. Benko Gambit Accepted, Modern ...g6 and Nxa6

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. b3 Nxa6 7. Bb2 Nb4 8. Nc3 Bb7