Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part X

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 g3 bxc4 5 Bg2 d6
6 e4 Nbd7 7 Ne2 Ne5 8 O-O g6 9 Na3 Bg7
10 f4 Nd3 11 Nxc4 Nxc1 12 Rxc1 O-O
13 e5 Ne8 14 h3 Rb8 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 g3



4 cxb5
4 Nf3
4 Nd2
4 Bg5
4 Qc2
4 e4
4 f3
4 Na3
4 Nc3
4 e3

4 ... bxc4



4 ... Qa5+
4 ... Bb7

5 Bg2



5 Nc3
5 e3

5 ... d6



5 ... Bb7

6 e4



6 Nc3
6 Na3

6 ... Nbd7



6 ... Qb6
6 ... g6

7 Ne2



7 f4

7 ... Ne5



7 ... Qb6
7 ... g6
7 ... Nb6
7 ... Bb7

8 O-O



8 Kf1

8 ... g6



8 ... Qb6
8 ... h5
8 ... Qd7

9 Na3



9 f4

9 ... Bg7



9 ... Nd3

10 f4



10 Bd2

10 ... Nd3



10 ... Ned7

11 Nxc4



11 h3
11 Bd2

11 ... Nxc1



12 Rxc1



12 Nxc1
12 Qxc1

12 ... O-O



12 ... Nd7

13 e5



13 b3
13 Qd2

13 ... Ne8



13 ... Ng4

14 h3



14 Nc3
14 Qd2

14 ... Rb8



14 ... h6
14 ... Ba6

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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