Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

benko gambit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: benko gam-bit
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chess opening characterized by the moves 3...b5 in the Benoni Defence.

Etymology

Promoted by Hungarian-American grandmaster Pal Benko, who provided many new suggestions and published his book The Benko Gambit in 1974.

Inflected Forms

Benko Gambits (plural)

Questions

What does benko gambit mean?: A chess opening characterized by the moves 3...b5 in the Benoni Defence.
Where does benko gambit come from?: Promoted by Hungarian-American grandmaster Pal Benko, who provided many new suggestions and published his book The Benko Gambit in 1974.

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