Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XXIV

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 g6
6 Nf3 Bxa6 7 Nc3 d6 8 Nd2 Bg7 9 e4 Bxf1
10 Nxf1 Qa5 11 Nd2 Nfd7 12 Qc2 Qa6 13 f4
13 ... O-O 14 Kf2 Bd4+ 15 Kg3 Nf6 16 Nf3
16 ... e6 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 bxa6 g6:



6 Nf3



6 Nc3
6 g3
6 a7
6 e3
6 b3
6 e4

6 ... Bxa6




6 ... Bg7

7 Nc3



7 g3
7 Qd2

7 ... d6



7 ... Qa5
7 ... Bg7

8 Nd2



8 g3
8 e4
8 h3

8 ... Bg7



8 ... Qa5

9 e4



9 e3
9 g3

9 ... Bxf1



9 ... Qa5
9 ... O-O

10 Nxf1



10 Rxf1

10 ... Qa5



10 ... Qb6

11 Nd2



11 Bd2
11 Ng3

11 ... Nfd7



11 ... Qa6

12 Qc2



12 Ne2
12 Qb3

12 ... Qa6



12 ... Na6

13 f4



13 a4
13 Qb3

13 ... O-O



13 ... Nb6
13 ... h6

14 Kf2



14 b3
14 Rf1
14 Nf1
14 a4
14 Nf3

14 ... Bd4+



14 ... Qb7
14 ... e6

15 Kg3



15 Kf3

15 ... Nf6



15 ... e6

16 Nf3



16 a4
16 Nb3
16 h3

16 ... e6



By ChessCoach@care2.com

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