Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part V

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 Qc2 Na6 5 cxb5 Nb4
6 Qxc5 Nfxd5 7 Bd2 d6 8 Qc4 Be6 9 Na3 Rc8
10 Qb3 Nxa2 11 Qxa2 Nc3 12 Qxe6 fxe6 13 bxc3
13 ... e5 14 e4 e6 15 Nc4 Be7 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 Qc2



4 cxb5
4 Nf3
4 Nd2
4 Bg5
4 e4
4 f3
4 Na3
4 Nc3
4 g3
4 e3

4 ... Na6



4 ... bxc4
4 ... g6
4 ... Qa5+

5 cxb5



5 a3
5 Nc3

5 ... Nb4



5 ... Qa5+

6 Qxc5



6 Qc4

6 ... Nfxd5



6 ... e6
6 ... a5

7 Bd2



7 e4
7 Na3
7 Qc4

7 ... d6



7 ... Bb7
7 ... Qb6

8 Qc4



8 Qc1

8 ... Be6



8 ... a5

9 Na3



9 Qe4

9 ... Rc8



9 ... Qa5

10 Qb3



10 Qe4
10 Qh4

10 ... Nxa2



10 ... Qa5

11 Qxa2



11 Qd1
11 e3

11 ... Nc3



12 Qxe6



12 bxc3

12 ... fxe6



13 bxc3



13 Bxc3

13 ... e5



13 ... g6
13 ... Qc7

14 e4



14 Nf3

14 ... e6



14 ... Qd7
14 ... Rc7

15 Nc4



15 Nf3
15 Bd3
15 Nc2

15 ... Be7



15 ... Rc7

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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