Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XXIX

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 g6
6 Nc3 Bg7 7 e4 d6 8 Bb5+ Nfd7 9 Nge2 O-O
10 O-O Nxa6 11 a4 Nc7 12 Bg5 Ne5 13 f4
13 ... Nxb5 14 axb5 Rxa1 15 Qxa1 Nc4
16 Qa7 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 Nc3:



6 ... Bg7



6 ... Bxa6
6 ... Na6

7 e4



7 Nf3
7 g3
7 d6

7 ... d6



7 ... Qa5

8 Bb5+



8 Nf3
8 Qa4+
8 Bg5

8 ... Nfd7



8 ... Bd7

9 Nge2



9 a4
9 Nf3
9 a7

9 ... O-O



9 ... Bxa6

10 O-O



10 f4
10 Qd2
10 h4
10 a7

10 ... Nxa6



10 ... Bxa6

11 a4



11 f4
11 Qd2

11 ... Nc7



11 ... Nb4

12 Bg5



12 Bd3
12 Bc4

12 ... Ne5



12 ... Nxb5
12 ... h6

13 f4



13 Qd2

13 ... Nxb5



13 ... Ng4

14 axb5



14 Nxb5

14 ... Rxa1



15 Qxa1



15 ... Nc4



15 ... h6
15 ... Nd7
15 ... Nd3

16 Qa7



By ChessCoach@care2.com

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