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Benko Gambit Declined: Bishop Attack

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1.d4Nf62.c4c53.d5b54.Bg5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Benko Gambit Declined: Bishop Attack30k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
34%10k52%
30%9.0k59%
11%3.3k55%
9.7%2.9k59%
4.9%1.5k54%
3.8%1.1k50%
2.4%72755%
1.5%43560%
1.4%40648%
0.8%23551%
Famous games in this line98 master games
Ivanisevic, Ivan (2648) – Vuckovic, Bojan (2617)2011½–½Murshed, Niaz (2510) – Adams, Michael (2615)1991½–½Groszpeter, Attila (2495) – Vaganian, Rafael A (2625)1988½–½Murshed, Niaz (2505) – Hodgson, Julian M (2535)19921–0Murshed, Niaz (2520) – Sermek, Drazen (2515)1994½–½Mikhalevski, Victor (2532) – Ekstroem, Roland (2487)20000–1Dyachkov, Sergej (2520) – Vescovi, Giovanni P (2465)19950–1Grivas, Efstratios (2440) – Khalifman, Alexander (2545)19890–1
Heroes of this opening Murshed, Niaz · Ekstroem, Roland · Vescovi, Giovanni P · Khalifman, Alexander
Family
Benko Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.d4
ECO
A57
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Bg5
GambitAggressive
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