Tree path 8 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
A57

Benko Gambit: Zaitsev Variation, Nescafe Frappe Attack

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Overview

Benko Gambit: Zaitsev Variation, Nescafe Frappe Attack belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO A57, Flank Openings). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.

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

The line arises from 13 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4 7. Nb5.

The line refines Benko Gambit: Zaitsev System, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.

It continues primarily into one named line, Benko Gambit: Nescafe Frappe Attack.

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ECO code
A57
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
13
Parent
Benko Gambit: Zaitsev System
Direct variations
1

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