Benko Gambit: Zaitsev Variation, Nescafe Frappe Attack
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1. d4 › Nescafe Frappe Attack
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Sequence
1.d4Nf62.c4c53.d5b54.cxb5a65.Nc3axb56.e4b47.Nb5
Possible Variations1
About this opening
This variation combines the Zaitsev System and the Nescafe Frappe Attack: after 5.Nc3 axb5 6.e4 b4 7.Nb5, White plants an advanced knight on b5 and banks on central space and initiative rather than holding the pawn. The play is concrete and tactical, full of direct threats. It is an ambitious attempt to refute the Benko by force instead of neutralizing it.