Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XXXI

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 g6
6 Nc3 Bxa6 7 g3 d6 8 Nh3 Bg7 9 Bg2 Nbd7
10 O-O O-O 11 Qc2 Qa5 12 Bd2 Rfb8 13 Rab1
13 ... Ne5 14 b3 Qb6 15 Nf4 h6 16 Rfc1 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 Bxa6:



7 g3



7 e4
7 Nf3
7 f4
7 d6
7 h4
7 Qa4

7 ... d6



7 ... Bg7

8 Nh3



8 Nf3
8 Bg2

8 ... Bg7



8 ... Nbd7

9 Bg2



9 Qc2
9 f4
9 Nf4

9 ... Nbd7



9 ... O-O

10 O-O



10 Qc2

10 ... O-O



10 ... Nb6
10 ... Qb6

11 Qc2



11 Bd2
11 Nf4
11 Rb1
11 Bg5
11 f4

11 ... Qa5



11 ... Ne5
11 ... Ra7
11 ... Ng4
11 ... Qc7
11 ... h6
11 ... Qb6

12 Bd2



12 Nf4
12 Rb1
12 f4

12 ... Rfb8



12 ... Ne5
12 ... h6
12 ... Qb6

13 Rab1



13 Nf4
13 b3

13 ... Ne5



13 ... Ne8
13 ... Qb6
13 ... Qb4
13 ... Bc8
13 ... h6

14 b3



14 Rfc1

14 ... Qb6



14 ... c4
14 ... Qb4

15 Nf4



15 Ng5

15 ... h6



15 ... Bb7
15 ... Qa7

16 Rfc1



16 h3
16 Na4
16 Bc1
16 Rfe1

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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