Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part VII

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 f3 g6 5 e4 d6
6 cxb5 a6 7 Na3 Bg7 8 Ne2 O-O 9 Nc3 axb5
10 Naxb5 Na6 11 Be2 Nc7 12 Nxc7 Qxc7
13 Bg5 Qb6 14 Qd2 Ba6 15 Rc1 Bxe2 16 Qxe2
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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 f3



4 cxb5
4 Nf3
4 Nd2
4 Bg5
4 Qc2
4 e4
4 Na3
4 Nc3
4 g3
4 e3

4 ... g6



4 ... b4
4 ... Qa5+
4 ... bxc4

5 e4



5 cxb5

5 ... d6



5 ... Bg7

6 cxb5



6 Ne2
6 Nh3
6 Nd2

6 ... a6




6 ... Bg7
7 ... Nbd7

7 Na3



7 bxa6
7 Nc3
7 a4
7 Kf2

7 ... Bg7



7 ... axb5
7 ... Nfd7

8 Ne2



8 Kf2
8 Bc4

8 ... O-O



8 ... axb5

9 Nc3



9 Nf4
9 Ng3
9 Kf2

9 ... axb5



9 ... e6
9 ... Ne8
9 ... Qb6
9 ... Nbd7

10 Naxb5



10 Ncxb5

10 ... Na6



10 ... Qb6
10 ... Nbd7

11 Be2



11 Bc4
11 Bg5
11 Be3

11 ... Nc7



11 ... Bd7

12 Nxc7



12 O-O

12 ... Qxc7



13 Bg5



13 O-O
13 Qd2

13 ... Qb6



13 ... h6
13 ... Ba6

14 Qd2



14 Qc2

14 ... Ba6



14 ... Re8

15 Rc1



15 Bxa6
15 O-O

15 ... Bxe2



15 ... Rfb8
15 ... Rfe8

16 Qxe2



16 Kxe2

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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