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Benko Gambit Declined: Main Line

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1.d4Nf62.c4c53.d5b54.Nf3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Benko Gambit Declined: Main Line115k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
34%39k48%
28%33k52%
12%14k52%
12%14k52%
Blumenfeld Countergambit5.2%6.0k50%
4.5%5.2k52%
2.5%2.9k50%
1.3%1.4k53%
0.1%11838%
0.1%8345%
Famous games in this line2.6k master games
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2764) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2766)20120–1Milov, Vadim (2652) – Anand, Viswanathan (2788)20050–1Yu, Yangyi (2726) – Xiong, Jeffery (2712)2020½–½Karpov, Anatoly (2693) – Topalov, Veselin (2739)20021–0Gelfand, Boris (2685) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2740)19951–0Bareev, Evgeny (2709) – Topalov, Veselin (2702)2000½–½Tkachiev, Vladislav (2636) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2764)20100–1Aronian, L.. (2781) – Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian (2618)2021½–½
Heroes of this opening Ivanchuk, Vassily · Anand, Viswanathan · Karpov, Anatoly · Gelfand, Boris
Family
Benko Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.d4
ECO
A57
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3
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