Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XVI

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 Nc3 axb5
6 Nxb5 Qa5+ 7 Nc3 Bb7 8 Bd2 Qb6 9 e4 e6
10 dxe6 Qxe6 11 f3 d5 12 Bb5+ Bc6 13 Nh3
13 ... Bd6 14 O-O dxe4 15 fxe4 O-O 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 cxb5 a6:



5 Nc3



5 bxa6
5 b6
5 e3
5 f3
5 a3
5 Nf3

5 ... axb5



5 ... d6
5 ... Qa5

6 Nxb5



6 e4

6 ... Qa5+



6 ... e6
6 ... Ba6
6 ... Bb7

7 Nc3



7 ... Bb7



7 ... e6

8 Bd2



8 Nf3

8 ... Qb6



9 e4



9 Rc1

9 ... e6



10 dxe6



10 Bg5

10 ... Qxe6



10 ... dxe6

11 f3



11 Nb5

11 ... d5



11 ... Be7

12 Bb5+



12 Nh3

12 ... Bc6



12 ... Nc6
12 ... Nbd7

13 Nh3



13 Qe2

13 ... Bd6



13 ... dxe4

14 O-O



14 Bf4
14 Ng5

14 ... dxe4



14 ... O-O

15 fxe4



15 Bxc6+

15 ... O-O



15 ... Be5
15 ... Bxb5

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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