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Benko Gambit

Zaitsev Variation, Nescafe Frappe Attack

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  1. 1.d4Nf6
  2. 2.c4c5
  3. 3.d5b5
  4. 4.cxb5a6
  5. 5.Nc3axb5
  6. 6.e4b4
  7. 7.Nb5
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Sharp Benko Gambit line in which White, after 5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4, plants the knight on b5 instead of retreating, eyeing d6 and setting a mating trap.

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About the Nescafe Frappe Attack

The Nescafe Frappe Attack, also written Nescafé Frappé, follows 5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4 of the Zaitsev System. Instead of retreating, White plays 7. Nb5, eyeing d6 and leaving e4 apparently loose. The pawn is poisoned: 7...Nxe4 8. Qe2 Nf6 9. Nd6 is mate, the pinned e7-pawn being unable to recapture. Black usually covers d6 with 7...d6, the most common reply, and engines rate the position roughly balanced.

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