Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part II

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 Nf3 g6 5 cxb5 a6
6 b6 d6 7 Nc3 Qxb6 8 e4 Bg7 9 Nd2 O-O
10 Be2 Nbd7 11 Nc4 Qc7 12 Bf4 Nb6 13 Ne3 Bd7
14 a4 Rfb8 15 O-O Nc8 16 Nc4 Nb6 17 Ne3 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 Nf3



4 cxb5
4 Nd2
4 Bg5
4 Qc2
4 e4
4 f3
4 Na3
4 Nc3
4 g3
4 e3

4 ... g6



4 ... e6
4 ... b4
4 ... bxc4
4 ... d6
4 ... a6
4 ... Qa5+
4 ... Ba6
4 ... Bb7

5 cxb5



5 Qc2
5 Nbd2
5 Nfd2
5 a4
5 e4
5 g3

5 ... a6



5 ... Bg7
5 ... a6
5 ... d6
5 ... Qa5+

6 b6



6 Nc3
6 e3
6 bxa6
6 Qc2
6 e4

6 ... d6



6 ... Qxb6
6 ... a5
6 ... Bg7
6 ... Bb7

7 Nc3



7 Qb3
7 e4

7 ... Qxb6



7 ... Bg7
7 ... Nbd7

8 e4



8 Nd2
8 a4
8 Qc2

8 ... Bg7



8 ... Nbd7
8 ... Bg4
8 ... h6

9 Nd2



9 Bd3
9 Be2

9 ... O-O



9 ... Nbd7
9 ... Qb4

10 Be2



10 Bd3
10 Nc4

10 ... Nbd7



10 ... a5
10 ... Qb4

11 Nc4



11 O-O

11 ... Qc7



11 ... Qd8
11 ... Qb8
11 ... Qb7

12 Bf4



12 O-O
12 Qd3
12 Ne3

12 ... Nb6



12 ... Re8
12 ... Rb8

13 Ne3



13 Nxb6

13 ... Bd7



13 ... Bb7
13 ... a5
13 ... c4
13 ... Nfd7
13 ... h6

14 a4



14 O-O
14 Qc2

14 ... Rfb8



14 ... Bc8

15 O-O



15 Qc2

15 ... Nc8



15 ... Bc8

16 Nc4



16 Qc2

16 ... Nb6



16 ... Rb4

17 Ne3



17 Nd2

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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