Chess Opening Secrets Revealed*: Feb 3, 2007

Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XXVIII

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 g6
6 e4 Nxe4 7 Qa4 Nf6 8 a7 Na6 9 Nc3 Rxa7
10 Nf3 Bg7 11 Bc4 O-O 12 O-O d6 13 Re1 Bd7
14 Qd1 h6 15 Be3 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 g6:

6 e4

6 Nc3
6 g3
6 Nf3
6 a7
6 e3
6 b3

6 ... Nxe4

6 ... d6

7 Qa4

7 Nf3
7 Qf3
7 Bd3

7 ... Nf6

7 ... Nd6

8 a7

8 Nc3
8 Be3
8 Bc4

8 ... Na6

9 Nc3

9 Na3
9 Bc4
9 Bxa6

9 ... Rxa7

9 ... Bg7

10 Nf3

10 Be3

10 ... Bg7

10 ... Bb7

11 Bc4

11 Be3
11 Be2

11 ... O-O

11 ... Bb7

12 O-O

12 Be3

12 ... d6

12 ... Qb6

13 Re1

13 Bd2
13 Be3
13 Rd1

13 ... Bd7

13 ... h6
13 ... Ra8

14 Qd1

14 Qa3

14 ... h6

14 ... Bf5
14 ... Nb4
14 ... Bg4
14 ... Nc7

15 Be3

15 a3
15 Qe2
15 b3

By ChessCoach@care2.com

Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XXVII

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 g6
6 b3 Bg7 7 Bb2 O-O 8 g3 Nxa6 9 Bg2 Bb7
10 Nh3 e6 11 Nf4 Nxd5 12 Bxg7 Kxg7 13 Nxd5
13 ... Bxd5 14 Bxd5 exd5 15 O-O

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 b3

6 Nc3
6 g3
6 Nf3
6 a7
6 e3
6 e4

6 ... Bg7

6 ... Ne4
6 ... Nxa6

7 Bb2

7 a3
7 a7

7 ... O-O

7 ... Nxa6
7 ... Bxa6

8 g3

8 Qd3
8 a7
8 f3
8 a3

8 ... Nxa6

8 ... Bxa6

9 Bg2

9 a3

9 ... Bb7

9 ... d6

10 Nh3

10 a3

10 ... e6

10 ... Nb4

11 Nf4

11 Nd2
11 O-O

11 ... Nxd5

11 ... Bxd5

12 Bxg7

12 Qd2

12 ... Kxg7

13 Nxd5

13 Nd2

13 ... Bxd5

13 ... exd5
13 ... Qa5+

14 Bxd5

14 e4

14 ... exd5

14 ... Qa5+

15 O-O

15 Nd2

By ChessCoach@care2.com

Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XXVI

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 g6
6 e3 Bg7 7 Nc3 Qa5 8 Bd2 Bxa6 9 Bxa6 Nxa6
10 Nf3 O-O 11 O-O Nb4 12 e4 Nd3 13 Qc2 Qa6
14 Ne1 c4 15 Nxd3 cxd3 16 Qd1 Line