Benko Gambit Accepted: Central Storming Variation

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.f4

ECO A58

The Benko Gambit Accepted: Central Storming Variation is a chess opening line in the Benko Gambit Accepted complex, reached after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.f4.

It is catalogued under code A58 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move f4 is chosen by White on move 7.

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