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

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Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XIV

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 e3 g6
6 Nc3 Bg7 7 Nf3 O-O 8 a4 Bb7 9 Ra3 axb5
10 Bxb5 e6 11 dxe6 fxe6 12 Qd6 Bxf3 13 gxf3
13 ... Qc8 14 O-O Ne8 15 Qg3 d5 16 Be2 Nc6
17 f4 Nd6 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 e3



5 bxa6
5 b6
5 f3
5 Nc3
5 a3
5 Nf3

5 ... g6



5 ... axb5
5 ... Bb7
5 ... e6

6 Nc3



6 Nf3

6 ... Bg7



6 ... d6

7 Nf3



7 d6
7 Nf3
7 e4
7 a4
7 Bc4

7 ... O-O



7 ... d6

8 a4



8 bxa6
8 Bc4
8 Be2
8 Bd3

8 ... Bb7



8 ... e6
8 ... d6
8 ... axb5
8 ... h6

9 Ra3



9 Rb1
9 e4
9 Be2
9 bxa6
9 Bc4

9 ... axb5



9 ... e6
9 ... d6
9 ... Qa5
9 ... Re8

10 Bxb5



10 axb5

10 ... e6



10 ... Na6
10 ... d6

11 dxe6



11 d6
11 Bc4

11 ... fxe6



11 ... dxe6

12 Qd6



12 O-O

12 ... Bxf3



12 ... Ne4
12 ... Qc8
12 ... Ne8

13 gxf3



13 ... Qc8



13 ... Rf7

14 O-O



14 h4
14 f4

14 ... Ne8



14 ... Rf7
14 ... Ra7

15 Qg3



15 Qd3

15 ... d5



15 ... Nc6

16 Be2



16 e4
16 Kg2
16 Rd1
16 Bd2

16 ... Nc6



16 ... c4

17 f4



17 Nb5
17 Rd1

17 ... Nd6



17 ... Qd7
17 ... c4

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