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A57 (other)
A57 could refer to: * Benko Gambit, Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings code * Sony Alpha 57, a DSLT camera * ARM Cortex-A57, ARM Cortex A57, a computer microprocessor architecture * Bartini A-57, a 1957 supersonic strategic bomber project * Chrysler A57 multibank, a Second World War tank engine Roads * A57 road, a road connecting Liverpool and Lincoln in England * A57 autoroute, a road connecting the Tunnel de Toulon to the A8 near Le Luc in France * Bundesautobahn 57, A57 motorway, a road connecting Goch and Köln in Germany * Tangenziale di Venezia, A57 motorway, a road connecting Dolo and Quarto d'Altino in Italy * Autovía A-57, A57 highway, a road connecting the autopista AP-9 and autovía A-52 and the airport of Vigo in Spain {{letter-Number Combination Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benko Gambit
The Benko Gambit (or Volga Gambit) is a chess opening characterised by the move 3...b5 in the Benoni Defence arising after: :1. d4 Nf6 :2. c4 c5 :3. d5 b5 Black sacrifices a pawn for enduring pressure. White can accept or decline the gambit pawn. The ''Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings'' has three codes for the Benko Gambit: * A57 3...b5 * A58 3...b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 * A59 3...b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.e4 Origin and predecessors The idea of sacrificing a pawn with ...b5 and ...a6 is quite old. Karel Opočenský applied the idea against, among others, Gideon Ståhlberg at Poděbrady 1936, Paul Keres at Pärnu 1937, Erich Eliskases at Prague 1937, and Theo van Scheltinga at the Buenos Aires Chess Olympiad 1939. Later, the game Mark Taimanov–David Bronstein at the Candidates Tournament, Zürich 1953, drew attention. Most of these games began as a King's Indian, with Black only later playing ...c5 and ...b5. Possibly the first game using the now-standard 1.d4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |