Benko Gambit Accepted: Yugoslav (8… d6 9. Nge2)
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
The Benko Gambit Accepted: Yugoslav is a chess opening classified as ECO A59, reached after 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. 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 5 times by this move order. White won 20%, 0% were drawn and Black won 80%. The most popular continuation is 9… Bg7 (80% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.52 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 9… Bg7 10. g3 Na6 11. Kg2 O-O 12. Bg5)
- ECO
- A59
- Moves
- 17 plies
- FEN
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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
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| 2000+ | 3 | |
| All | 5 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 9… Bg7 | 4 (80%) | |
| 9… Nbd7 | 1 (20%) |
Master games
28 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 25%, draw 32%, Black 43%). The strongest:
- GM Loek Van Wely (2658) – FM Mark Timmermans (2387) 1/2-1/2 · ch-NED Internet 2016 · 2016-06-25
- IM Dragan M Ilic (2376) – GM Bojan Vuckovic (2600) 1/2-1/2 · Gligoric Cup 2013 · 2013-05-20
- IM Keaton Kiewra (2422) – GM Alejandro Ramirez (2554) 1/2-1/2 · 23rd Metropolitan GM · 2012-12-20
- GM Varuzhan Akobian (2634) – FM Alisa Melekhina (2191) 1-0 · Millionaire Chess Op 2015 · 2015-10-08
- IM Dusan Lekic (2343) – IM Kamil Stachowiak (2448) 0-1 · Portugal Open Rapid 2020 · 2020-02-02
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- anonim016 (2192) – lrrn_p (2269) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
- Nikolis22 (2022) – vinimate (2046) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
- Khushi7366 (1999) – Tridevburagohain (2002) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6
More Benko Gambit Accepted lines (all)
- Benko Gambit Accepted A57
- Benko Gambit Accepted: Dlugy Variation A57
- 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: King Walk Variation A59
- Benko Gambit Accepted: Yugoslav (6… d6 7. e4) 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.