Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XXIII

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 g6
6 g3 Bxa6 7 Nc3 d6 8 Bg2 Bg7 9 Nf3 Nbd7
10 O-O O-O 11 Qc2 Qa5 12 Rd1 Rfb8 13 Rb1
13 ... Ng4 14 Bd2 Nde5 15 Nxe5 Nxe5 16 b3
16 ... Bc8 17 h3 c4 18 f4 cxb3 19 axb3 Nd7
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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 g6:



6 g3



6 Nc3
6 Nf3
6 a7
6 e3
6 b3
6 e4

6 ... Bxa6



6 ... Bg7
6 ... d6
6 ... Nxa6

7 Nc3



7 Bg2
7 Nh3
7 b3

7 ... d6



7 ... Bg7

8 Bg2



8 Nf3
8 Nh3

8 ... Bg7



8 ... Nbd7

9 Nf3



9 Rb1
9 Nh3
9 e4

9 ... Nbd7



9 ... O-O
9 ... Nfd7

10 O-O



10 Rb1
10 h3

10 ... O-O



10 ... Nb6
10 ... Ra7
10 ... Qb6

11 Qc2



11 h3
11 Rb1
11 Bf4
11 Re1

11 ... Qa5



11 ... Ng4
11 ... Nb6
11 ... Qc7
11 ... Qb6
11 ... Ne8
11 ... Ra7

12 Rd1



12 Bd2
12 h3
12 Re1

12 ... Rfb8



12 ... Ng4
12 ... Nb6

13 Rb1



13 b3
13 Bd2
13 e4
13 h3

13 ... Ng4



13 ... Ne8
13 ... h6
13 ... Nh5
13 ... Rb4
13 ... Kh8
13 ... Qd8

14 Bd2



14 Bg5
14 Bf4

14 ... Nde5



14 ... Bc8
14 ... Bxc3
14 ... Nde5

15 Nxe5



15 b3

15 ... Nxe5



15 ... Bxe5

16 b3



16 Rdc1
16 Bg5

16 ... Bc8



16 ... Qb4
16 ... h6

17 h3



17 Be4

17 ... c4



17 ... h6
17 ... Bf5

18 f4



18 Na4
18 Kh2

18 ... cxb3



18 ... Nd7

19 axb3



19 Rxb3

19 ... Nd7



19 ... Qc5+
19 ... Qb6+
19 ... Qa7+

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Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XXII

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 Qb6
6 Nc3 Bxa6 7 Nf3 d6 8 e4 Bxf1 9 Kxf1 Nbd7
10 Kg1 g6 11 h3 Bg7 12 Kh2 O-O 13 Re1 Rfb8
14 Re2 Ne8 15 Bf4 Qa6 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 ... Qb6



5 ... g6
5 ... Bxa6
5 ... d6
5 ... e6
5 ... Qa5+
5 ... Nxa6

6 Nc3



6 Nf3

6 ... Bxa6



6 ... Qb4
6 ... Qa5

7 Nf3



7 e4

7 ... d6



7 ... g6

8 e4



8 Qa4+

8 ... Bxf1



8 ... g6

9 Kxf1



9 Rxf1

9 ... Nbd7



9 ... g6

10 Kg1



10 b3
10 Qd3
10 Qd2
10 Qc2

10 ... g6



10 ... Ng4

11 h3



11 Qc2

11 ... Bg7



11 ... h6

12 Kh2



12 Qc2

12 ... O-O



12 ... h6
12 ... Nh5

13 Re1



13 Qc2
13 Qe2

13 ... Rfb8



13 ... Nh5

14 Re2



14 Kg1
14 Qd2

14 ... Ne8



14 ... h6
14 ... Qc7
14 ... Qb7
14 ... Qa6
14 ... Nh5

15 Bf4



15 Rc2
15 Bg5

15 ... Qa6



15 ... Qb4
15 ... Nc7

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