Indian Defense: Pseudo-Benko
ECO: A43Flank Openings1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 b5
no master games reached this exact line · estimated data
How it's played
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About the Indian Defense: Pseudo-Benko
The Indian Defense: Pseudo-Benko is a line of the Indian Defense, catalogued under ECO code A43 in the Flank Openings section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 b5, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The Indian Defense has 53 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
Other lines of the Indian Defense
- Indian Defense: Accelerated London SystemA45 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen GambitA45 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.g4
- Indian Defense: Knights VariationA46 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3
- Indian Defense: Normal VariationA50 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4
- Indian Defense: Omega GambitA45 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.e4
- Indian Defense: Pawn Push VariationA45 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.d5
- Indian Defense: Tartakower AttackA45 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.g3
- Indian Defense: Budapest GambitA51 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5