Tree path 9 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Indian Defense › Normal Variation › Benoni Defense › Benko Gambit › Benko Gambit Accepted › Benko Gambit: Zaitsev System › Benko Gambit: Zaitsev Variation, Nescafe Frappe Attack › Benko Gambit: Nescafe Frappe Attack
A57

Benko Gambit: Nescafe Frappe Attack

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Overview

Benko Gambit: Nescafe Frappe Attack is a gambit, classified under ECO code A57 within the Flank Openings family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.

The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.

It begins with 15 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4 7. Nb5 d6 8. Bc4 to reach the canonical position.

It is a variation of Benko Gambit: Zaitsev Variation, Nescafe Frappe Attack, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
A57
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
15
Parent
Benko Gambit: Zaitsev Variation, Nescafe Frappe Attack

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