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1. d4 Nf6   2. c4 c5   3. d5 b5  
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White to move
10,631 games · 1936-2025
 move games white wins - draws - black wins %
4. cxb5  8,142

40.9%

29%

30.1%
4. Nf3  1,596

45.7%

28.5%

25.8%
4. Qc2  362

44.8%

26.8%

28.5%
4. Nd2  291

43%

27.5%

29.6%
4. a4  281

37%

23.5%

39.5%
4. Bg5  75

37.3%

28%

34.7%
4. f3  64

32.8%

18.8%

48.4%
4. b3  40


17.5

77.5%
4. e3  32



81.2%
4. Nc3  32

25%


68.8%
4. g3  18

38.9%

27.8%

33.3%
4. Bf4  13

23.1%


69.2%
4. e4  10

40%

20%

40%
4. g4  3

33.3%

66.7%
4. Na3 Velimirovic vs D Njegovan, 1966 1-0
4. a3 D Paravyan vs N Papenin, 2018 1-0

4.cxb5 +0.34 (36 ply) STOCKFISH   EDIT NOTES

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
V Malinin vs A Andreev, 1989 (1-0)
V Malinin vs V Savinov, 1988 (1-0)
Shirov vs A Hauchard, 1990 (1-0)
Mamedyarov vs B Galstian, 2002 (1-0)
Karpov vs Topalov, 2002 (1-0)

DEBUT: E Thorvaldsson vs P Vaitonis, 1936 (0-1)
RECENT: S D Swapnil vs E de Haan, 2018 (1-0)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Benko Gambit: Accepted. Fianchetto Variation by JohnM
benko gambit by jrofrano
Winning with the Benko by MicheleLiguori

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
A57: Benko Gambit (6277)
A58: Benko Gambit (3354)
A59: Benko Gambit (911)
E10: Queen's Pawn Game (89)

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