Benko Gambit Declined: Bishop Attack
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Bg5
The Benko Gambit Declined: Bishop Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO A57, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Bg5. It is a line of the Benko Gambit Declined. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 55 times by this move order. White won 42%, 5% were drawn and Black won 53%. The most popular continuation is 4… bxc4 (44% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.15 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 4… Ne4 5. h4 bxc4 6. Qc2 Qa5+ 7. Nd2)
- ECO
- A57
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Bg5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 39 | |
| 2000+ | 15 | |
| All | 55 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… bxc4 | 24 (44%) | |
| 4… Ne4 | 12 (22%) | |
| 4… e6 | 7 (13%) | |
| 4… d6 | 4 (7%) | |
| 4… g6 | 3 (5%) | |
| 4… b4 | 3 (5%) | |
| 4… a6 | 2 (4%) |
Master games
64 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 20%, Black 38%). The strongest:
- GM Aleksandar Indjic (2618) – GM Jeffery Xiong (2709) 0-1 · PNWCC Online Blitz JP 15 · 2020-06-27
- GM Aleksandar Indjic (2607) – GM Jeffery Xiong (2709) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb · 2021-02-02
- GM Gregory Kaidanov (2491) – GM Javokhir Sindarov (2726) 0-1 · Titled Tue 10th Feb 2026 · 2026-02-10
- GM Aleksandar Indjic (2602) – GM Matthew J Wadsworth (2529) 1-0 · Titled Tue 5th May 2026 · 2026-05-05
- GM Aleksandar Indjic (2613) – GM Sergio E Barrientos (2465) 0-1 · Titled Tue 19th Apr Late · 2022-04-19
Search all games of the Benko Gambit Declined: Bishop Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Alfilparanoico (2476) – vev35 (2535) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- MISSISSIPPIPLAYER (2323) – NM Slava50 (2493) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Philchess78 (2309) – Checker83 (2250) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Benko Gambit (3. d5 b5) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5
More Benko Gambit Declined lines (all)
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.