Opening family
Benko Gambit Accepted Lines and Variations
The Benko Gambit Accepted family contains 10 named lines in this opening book, spanning ECO A57 to A59. Use this page as the map, then open individual lines for exact move orders and diagrams.
How to study this family
White
The gambit side must turn time and activity into concrete threats; if the initiative fades, the pawn deficit matters.
Black
The defending side should return material if needed to finish development and neutralize the initiative.
Start with the shortest line, then branch to the variations that change the pawn structure or tactical target. Memorizing every branch before understanding the family plan is usually wasted work.
Main named lines
- A57 · Benko Gambit Accepted
- A57 · Benko Gambit Accepted: Dlugy Variation
- A57 · Benko Gambit Accepted: Modern Variation
- A57 · Benko Gambit Accepted: Pawn Return Variation
- A58 · Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation
- A58 · Benko Gambit Accepted: Central Storming Variation
- A59 · Benko Gambit Accepted: Yugoslav
- A58 · Benko Gambit Accepted: Fianchetto Variation
- A59 · Benko Gambit Accepted: Yugoslav
- A59 · Benko Gambit Accepted: King Walk Variation
Deep theory branches
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. Nf3 d6 8. e4 Bxf1 9. Kxf1 Bg7 10. g3 O-O 11. Kg2 — Benko Gambit Accepted: King Walk Variation
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6 8. Bg2 Bg7 9. Nf3 — Benko Gambit Accepted: Fianchetto Variation
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 d6 9. Nge2 — Benko Gambit Accepted: Yugoslav
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. f4 — Benko Gambit Accepted: Central Storming Variation
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4 — Benko Gambit Accepted: Yugoslav
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. f3 — Benko Gambit Accepted: Dlugy Variation
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. e3 — Benko Gambit Accepted: Modern Variation
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. b6 — Benko Gambit Accepted: Pawn Return Variation
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 — Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 — Benko Gambit Accepted