ECO A58: Benko Gambit Accepted & Benko Gambit
ECO A58 is part of volume A — Flank Openings.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 5 named lines under it, from 2 different openings.
The shortest is Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6.
That position has come up in 1,159,746 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 44.4%, 6.5% were drawn and Black won 49.1%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 |
9 |
| Benko Gambit Accepted: Central Storming Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. f4 |
13 |
| Benko Gambit: 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 |
15 |
| Benko Gambit: 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 |
15 |
| Benko Gambit Accepted: Fianchetto Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6 8. Bg2 Bg7 9. Nf3 |
17 |