Chess: Understanding Benko's Opening

1 g3 d5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Bg2 c6 4 O-O Bg4 5 d3 Nbd7
6 Nbd2 e5 7 e4 dxe4 8 dxe4 Bc5 9 h3 Bh5
10 Qe1 O-O 11 Nc4 Re8 12 a4 Qc7 13 Nh4 Bf8 Line



What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

1 g3



1 ... d5



1 ... g6
1 ... c5
1 ... Nf6
1 ... e5
1 ... f5
1 ... e6
1 ... c6
1 ... d6
1 ... b5

2 Nf3



2 Bg2
2 f4
2 d3
2 d4
2 c4
2 b3
2 c3

2 ... Nf6



2 ... c6
2 ... Bg4
2 ... g6
2 ... c5
2 ... Nc6
2 ... e6
2 ... b6
2 ... Bf5
2 ... Nd7
2 ... f5

3 Bg2



3 d4
3 c4
3 d3
3 b3

3 ... c6



3 ... e6
3 ... g6
3 ... Bf5
3 ... c5
3 ... Bg4
3 ... Nc6
3 ... Nbd7
3 ... h6
3 ... b6

4 O-O



4 c4
4 b3
4 d3
4 d4
4 c3
4 a3

4 ... Bg4



4 ... Bf5
4 ... g6
4 ... Nbd7
4 ... h6
4 ... e6

5 d3



5 c4
5 d4
5 b3
5 Ne5
5 h3
5 c3

5 ... Nbd7



5 ... e6

6 Nbd2



6 Qe1
6 c4
6 h3
6 b3
6 Bf4

6 ... e5



6 ... e6
6 ... g6

7 e4



7 h3
7 c4

7 ... dxe4



7 ... Bd6
7 ... Be7

8 dxe4



8 ... Bc5



8 ... Be7
8 ... Qc7
8 ... h6

9 h3



9 Qe1
9 c3
9 a4
9 Nc4
9 Qe2

9 ... Bh5



9 ... Bxf3

10 Qe1



10 Qe2
10 a4
10 b3
10 c3

10 ... O-O



10 ... Bxf3

11 Nc4



11 a4
11 Nb3
11 Nh4

11 ... Re8



11 ... Bxf3
11 ... Qc7

12 a4



12 b4
12 Nh4

12 ... Qc7



12 ... Nb6
12 ... b5

13 Nh4



13 ... Bf8



13 ... Rad8
13 ... b5
13 ... Nb6

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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