Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XV

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 f3 axb5
6 e4 Qa5+ 7 Bd2 b4 8 Na3 d6 9 Nc4 Qd8
10 Bd3 e6 11 dxe6 Bxe6 12 Ne2 d5 13 exd5
13 ... Nxd5 14 O-O Be7 15 Qc2 Nc6 16 Be4
16 ... Rc8 17 Rfd1 Nd4 18 Nxd4 cxd4 19 Qa4+
19 ... Kf8 Line



For explanations of moves 1 through 3 please
refer to Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit
Part I

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6:



5 f3



5 bxa6
5 b6
5 e3
5 Nc3
5 a3
5 Nf3

5 ... axb5



5 ... e6
5 ... g6
5 ... d6
5 ... Qa5+

6 e4



6 Kf2
6 Na3

6 ... Qa5+



6 ... c4

7 Bd2



7 Kf2
7 b4
7 Nc3

7 ... b4



7 ... Qb6

8 Na3



8 Kf2
8 Bg5
8 Bf4
8 Ne2

8 ... d6



8 ... e6
8 ... Ba6
8 ... Qa4
8 ... g6
8 ... Qd8

9 Nc4



9 Kf2

9 ... Qd8



9 ... Qa7
9 ... Qc7

10 Bd3



10 a3
10 a4
10 g4
10 Ne2
10 Bf4

10 ... e6



10 ... g6
10 ... Nbd7

11 dxe6



11 Ne2
11 Ne3

11 ... Bxe6



11 ... fxe6

12 Ne2



12 Nh3
12 Qc2

12 ... d5



12 ... Be7
12 ... Nc6

13 exd5



13 Ne3

13 ... Nxd5



13 ... Bxd5

14 O-O



14 Nf4

14 ... Be7



14 ... Nb6

15 Qc2



15 Be4

15 ... Nc6



15 ... h6

16 Be4



16 Rfd1

16 ... Rc8



16 ... b3
16 ... Kf8

17 Rfd1



17 Rac1
17 Rfe1

17 ... Nd4



17 ... Rc7

18 Nxd4



18 Qd3

18 ... cxd4



19 Qa4+



19 b3

19 ... Kf8



19 ... Bd7

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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