Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XXI

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 e6
6 Nc3 Nxd5 7 Nxd5 exd5 8 Qxd5 Nc6 9 Nf3 Bxa6
10 Ne5 Nxe5 11 Qxe5+ Qe7 12 Qd5 Ra7 13 Bf4 Bb7
14 Qb3 Qe6 15 Qxe6+ fxe6 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 bxa6:



5 ... e6



5 ... g6
5 ... Bxa6
5 ... d6
5 ... Qb6
5 ... Qa5+
5 ... Nxa6

6 Nc3



6 dxe6

6 ... Nxd5



6 ... exd5
6 ... Qa5
6 ... Bxa6

7 Nxd5



7 a7

7 ... exd5



8 Qxd5



8 ... Nc6



8 ... Qa5+

9 Nf3



9 e3
9 e4
9 Bg5

9 ... Bxa6



9 ... Be7
9 ... Bxa6
9 ... Rxa6

10 Ne5



10 Be3
10 Bd2

10 ... Nxe5



11 Qxe5+



11 ... Qe7



11 ... Be7

12 Qd5



12 Bf4
12 Qxe7+

12 ... Ra7



12 ... Rb8

13 Bf4



13 e3

13 ... Bb7



13 ... f6

14 Qb3



14 Qe5
14 Qh5

14 ... Qe6



14 ... Qe4
14 ... d5

15 Qxe6+



15 Qc3

15 ... fxe6



15 ... dxe6

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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