Benko Gambit Declined: Bishop Attack

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Bg5

ECO A57

The Benko Gambit Declined: Bishop Attack is a chess opening reached after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Bg5, catalogued under code A57 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bg5 is chosen by White on move 4.

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