Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part III

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 Nd2 bxc4 5 e4 d6
6 Bxc4 g6 7 b3 Bg7 8 Bb2 O-O 9 Ngf3 Nbd7
10 O-O Nb6 11 Re1 Bg4 12 Bc3 e6 13 dxe6
13 ... fxe6 14 h3 Nxc4 15 bxc4 Bxf3 16 Nxf3
16 ... Nh5 17 Bxg7 Kxg7 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 Nd2



4 cxb5
4 Nf3
4 Bg5
4 Qc2
4 e4
4 f3
4 Na3
4 Nc3
4 g3
4 e3

4 ... bxc4



4 ... d6
4 ... Qa5
4 ... Bb7
4 ... g6
4 ... b4
4 ... e6

5 e4



5 Nxc4

5 ... d6



5 ... c3
5 ... Qa5
5 ... g6
5 ... e6
5 ... Bb7

6 Bxc4



6 Ne2
6 Ngf3

6 ... g6



6 ... Nbd7

7 b3



7 Ne2
7 f4
7 Qa4+
7 Ngf3
7 Ne2

7 ... Bg7



7 ... Bh6
7 ... Nbd7

8 Bb2



8 Rb1

8 ... O-O



8 ... Nbd7

9 Ngf3



9 Ne2

9 ... Nbd7



9 ... e5
9 ... e6
9 ... Na6

10 O-O



10 Qc2

10 ... Nb6



10 ... Rb8

11 Re1



11 Qc2
11 Bd3

11 ... Bg4



11 ... Nfd7
11 ... a5
11 ... e6
11 ... Rb8

12 Bc3



12 a3
12 Rc1

12 ... e6



12 ... Nh5
12 ... h6

13 dxe6



13 h3

13 ... fxe6



13 ... Bxe6

14 h3



14 Be2
14 Ba6

14 ... Nxc4



15 bxc4



15 hxg4

15 ... Bxf3



15 ... Ne8

16 Nxf3



16 ... Nh5



16 ... Qe7
16 ... Qd7
16 ... Rc8

17 Bxg7



17 Rc1

17 ... Kxg7



17 ... Nxg7

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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