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Benko Gambit: Zaitsev System

ECO A57 · 778 games · Black to move

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3
39% White6% Draw55% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
axb542754.9%
g617822.9%
d610413.4%
e6212.7%
Qa5192.4%

A further 29 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... a6Benko Gambit: Zaitsev System 5. Nc3

Other lines in this family

Benko GambitA59… 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 d6 9. g3196Benko GambitA57…6,309

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