Benko Gambit (벤코 갬빗)

한국어

The Benko Gambit family holds 8 lines. The boards below follow its shortest line from the first move.

The Korean name in brackets is ours, not an official translation. The original name is English.

Main line

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

One move per board, left to right. The two outlined squares are the move just played.

1. d4
1… Nf6
2. c4
2… c5
3. d5
3… b5

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Benko Gambit (A57)

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

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Variations in this family

Ordered by ECO code. A blank label means the entry carries the family name alone.

  1. A57Benko Gambit6 movesPlay this line

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

  2. A57Mutkin Countergambit7 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. g4

  3. A57Zaitsev System9 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3

  4. A57Zaitsev Variation, Nescafe Frappe Attack13 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4 7. Nb5

  5. A57Nescafe Frappe Attack15 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4 7. Nb5 d6 8. Bc4

  6. A58Fianchetto Variation15 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nf3 g6 8. g3

  7. A58Nd2 Variation15 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nf3 g6 8. Nd2

  8. A59Benko Gambit17 movesPlay this line

    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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Data collected on 2026-09-07. The original is published as a public domain data set.