ECO A59: Benko Gambit Accepted & Benko Gambit
ECO A59 is part of volume A — Flank Openings.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 4 named lines under it, from 2 different openings.
The shortest is Benko Gambit Accepted: Yugoslav:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4.
That position has come up in 208,557 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 45.5%, 7.1% were drawn and Black won 47.5%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Benko Gambit Accepted: Yugoslav | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4 |
13 |
| Benko Gambit | 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 |
17 |
| Benko Gambit Accepted: Yugoslav | 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. Nge2 |
17 |
| 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. Nf3 d6 8. e4 Bxf1 9. Kxf1 Bg7 10. g3 O-O 11. Kg2 |
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