Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part IV

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 Bg5 Ne4 5 Bf4 Qa5+
6 Nd2 d6 7 f3 Nf6 8 e4 e6 9 Kf2 Be7 10 Ne2 O-O
11 a3 exd5 12 cxd5 Nh5 13 Be3 f5 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 Bg5



4 cxb5
4 Nf3
4 Nd2
4 Qc2
4 e4
4 f3
4 Na3
4 Nc3
4 g3
4 e3

4 ... Ne4



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

5 Bf4



5 h4
5 Bc1

5 ... Qa5+



5 ... d6
5 ... e6
5 ... bxc4

6 Nd2



6 Bd2

6 ... d6



6 ... g5
6 ... bxc4

7 f3



7 b4
7 cxb5

7 ... Nf6



7 ... Nxd2

8 e4



8 e3

8 ... e6



8 ... a6
8 ... b4

9 Kf2



9 dxe6

9 ... Be7



9 ... e5
9 ... a6

10 Ne2



10 cxb5
10 Nb3

10 ... O-O



10 ... e5
10 ... Qb6

11 a3



11 Qb3
11 Nc3
11 Ng3
11 Rg1

11 ... exd5



11 ... Nbd7

12 cxd5



12 exd5

12 ... Nh5



12 ... Nbd7

13 Be3



13 b4
13 Nb3

13 ... f5



13 ... Nd7

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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