Benko Gambit: Nescafe Frappe Attack
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4 7. Nb5 d6 8. Bc4
The Benko Gambit: Nescafe Frappe Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO A57, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4 7. Nb5 d6 8. Bc4. It is a line of the Benko Gambit. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 14 times by this move order. White won 64%, 7% were drawn and Black won 29%. The most popular continuation is 8… g6 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.50 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 8… g6 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. e5 dxe5 11. Nxe5)
- ECO
- A57
- Moves
- 15 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4 7. Nb5 d6 8. Bc4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 14 | |
| All | 14 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8… g6 | 7 (50%) | |
| 8… Nbd7 | 3 (21%) | |
| 8… Ba6 | 2 (14%) | |
| 8… Nxe4 | 2 (14%) |
Master games
74 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 39%, draw 16%, Black 45%). The strongest:
- GM Simon K Williams (2464) – GM Daniil Dubov (2710) 1/2-1/2 · MrDodgy Invitational 2 · 2021-05-12
- IM Vladimir Seliverstov (2455) – GM Vadim Zvjaginsev (2673) 0-1 · 70th Moscow Blitz · 2016-09-04
- GM Simon K Williams (2458) – GM Valentin Dragnev (2593) 0-1 · Titled Tue 30th May Early · 2023-05-30
- IM Yannick Kambrath (2375) – GM Grigoriy Oparin (2652) 0-1 · 1st FIDE World Uni RapidB · 2021-03-20
- IM Vladimir Seliverstov (2462) – GM Johan-Sebastian Christiansen (2555) 0-1 · World Blitz 2018 · 2018-12-29
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Comes from
Benko Gambit: Zaitsev Variation, Nescafe Frappe Attack 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4 7. Nb5
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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.