Benko Gambit Declined: Hjørring Countergambit

About this opening

The Hjørring Countergambit (4.e4) answers the Benko with an energetic central counter-thrust: White in turn offers material to open the center and seize the initiative, reversing the gambit's logic. The game becomes lively and tactical, each side banking on activity rather than structure. It is an ambitious, sharp line that turns the Benko into an open battle.