Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XIX

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 Bxa6
6 g3 d6 7 Bg2 Nbd7 8 Nh3 g6 9 b3 Bg7
10 Bb2 O-O 11 O-O Qb6 12 Bc3 Rfb8
13 Re1 c4 14 Nd2 cxb3 15 Nxb3 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 ... Bxa6



5 ... g6
5 ... d6
5 ... e6
5 ... Qb6
5 ... Qa5+
5 ... Nxa6

6 g3



6 Nc3
6 Nf3

6 ... d6



6 ... g6
6 ... Qa5+
6 ... e6

7 Bg2



7 Nf3

7 ... Nbd7



7 ... g6

8 Nh3



8 b3
8 Nc3
8 Nf3

8 ... g6



8 ... Qb6
8 ... Qa5+

9 b3



9 O-O
9 Nc3
9 Bd2

9 ... Bg7



9 ... Qb6

10 Bb2



10 a3

10 ... O-O



10 ... h6
10 ... Ne5

11 O-O



11 Nc3
11 Nf4

11 ... Qb6



11 ... Ra7
11 ... Qb8
11 ... Rb8
11 ... Nb6

12 Bc3



12 Nf4
12 Nd2

12 ... Rfb8



12 ... Qc7
12 ... Qb7
12 ... Rfc8

13 Re1



13 Nd2
13 Nf4

13 ... c4



13 ... Ng4
13 ... Ne8
13 ... h6
13 ... Qa7
13 ... Ra7
13 ... Rb7
13 ... Rc8

14 Nd2



14 b4

14 ... cxb3



14 ... Rc8

15 Nxb3



15 axb3

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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