Hungarian Opening: Reversed Brooklyn Defense, Brooklyn Benko Gambit is a chess opening with the ECO code A00, part of the Hungarian Opening family. It goes 1. g3 e5 2. Nf3 e4 3. Ng1 Nf6 4. b4. White opens with 1. g3 (the King's fianchetto) and Black answers 1... e5. After 7 moves it is Black to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.
The moves
1. g3 – White plays the pawn to g3
1... e5 – Black plays the pawn to e5
2. Nf3 – White plays the knight to f3
2... e4 – Black plays the pawn to e4
3. Ng1 – White plays the knight to g1
3... Nf6 – Black plays the knight to f6
4. b4 – White plays the pawn to b4
About the Hungarian Opening
White starts with 1.g3 to fianchetto the bishop at once. It is flexible and can transpose to the English, Réti or King's Indian Attack.
Bg2 controls the long diagonal and the centre from afar.
White chooses c4, d4 or e4 later, depending on Black's setup.
Black can grab the centre with ...d5 and ...e5; White then hits it.
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