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Benko Gambit Accepted

ECO A57 · 3,553 games · White to move

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6
44% White7% Draw49% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
bxa61,68647.5%Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation A58
Nc370519.8%Benko Gambit: Zaitsev System A57
e359016.6%Benko Gambit Accepted: Modern Variation A57
b642812.0%Benko Gambit Accepted: Pawn Return Variation A57
f3812.3%Benko Gambit Accepted: Dlugy Variation A57

A further 63 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4Indian Defense 1... Nf6Indian Defense: Normal Variation 2. c4Benoni Defense 2... c5Benko Gambit 3... b5Benko Gambit Accepted 4... a6

Other lines in this family

Fully Accepted VariationA58… 5. bxa61,676Modern VariationA57… 5. e3590Pawn Return VariationA57… 5. b6428YugoslavA59… 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4291King Walk VariationA59… 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. Nf3 d6 8. e4 Bxf1 9. Kxf1 Bg7 10. g3 O-O 11. Kg2159Dlugy VariationA57… 5. f381

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.