Benko Gambit Accepted: Dlugy Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. f3
The Benko Gambit Accepted: Dlugy Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A57, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. f3. It is a line of the Benko Gambit Accepted. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 113 times by this move order. White won 47%, 5% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 5… axb5 (48% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.06 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 5… axb5 6. e4 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 b4 8. Na3)
- ECO
- A57
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. f3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 18 | |
| 2000+ | 95 | |
| All | 113 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… axb5 | 54 (48%) | |
| 5… g6 | 21 (19%) | |
| 5… e6 | 19 (17%) | |
| 5… d6 | 17 (15%) | |
| 5… Bb7 | 2 (2%) |
Master games
614 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 21%, Black 36%). The strongest:
- Seer 20241122 (3542) – Ethereal 14.40 (3545) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 27 Premier 2024 · 2024-12-10
- Ethereal 14.40 (3545) – Seer 20241122 (3542) 1-0 · TCEC 27 Premier 2024 · 2024-12-07
- Stockfish dev-20230308-39da50e (3607) – SlowChess Blitz 2.9 avx2 (3455) 1-0 · TCEC 24 Premier 2023 · 2023-03-30
- SlowChess Blitz 2.9 avx2 (3455) – Stockfish dev-20230308-39da50e (3607) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 24 Premier 2023 · 2023-03-27
- GM Illya Nyzhnyk (2599) – GM Victor Bologan (2732) 1/2-1/2 · Turkish Bank Chess League 2012 · 2012-07-21
Search all games of the Benko Gambit Accepted: Dlugy Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Mitichkin_Ivan (2581) – FM Attila76 (2647) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Mitichkin_Ivan (2579) – kichot (2565) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- oldandnotcold (2633) – Ertugal (2491) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Benko Gambit Accepted 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6
More Benko Gambit Accepted lines (all)
- Benko Gambit Accepted: Modern Variation A57
- Benko Gambit Accepted: Pawn Return Variation A57
- Benko Gambit Accepted: Central Storming Variation A58
- Benko Gambit Accepted: Fianchetto Variation A58
- Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation A58
- Benko Gambit Accepted: King Walk Variation A59
- Benko Gambit Accepted: Yugoslav (6… d6 7. e4) A59
- Benko Gambit Accepted: Yugoslav (8… d6 9. Nge2) A59
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.