Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XX

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 d6
6 Nc3 g6 7 e4 Bg7 8 Nf3 O-O 9 Be2 Bxa6
10 O-O Nbd7 11 Qc2 Bxe2 12 Qxe2 Qb6
13 Re1 Ng4 14 Bg5 Rfe8 15 Rab1 Nge5 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:



5 ... d6



5 ... g6
5 ... Bxa6
5 ... e6
5 ... Qb6
5 ... Qa5+
5 ... Nxa6

6 Nc3



6 e4
6 g3

6 ... g6



6 ... Bxa6
6 ... Qa5

7 e4



7 Nf3

7 ... Bg7



7 ... Nxa6

8 Nf3



8 Bb5+
8 Be2

8 ... O-O



8 ... Nxa6
8 ... Nbd7

9 Be2



9 Bc4
9 h3

9 ... Bxa6



9 ... Nbd7

10 O-O



10 Bxa6

10 ... Nbd7



10 ... QC7
10 ... Bxe2

11 Qc2



11 h3
11 Bxa6

11 ... Bxe2



11 ... Qb6
11 ... h6

12 Qxe2



12 Nxe2

12 ... Qb6



12 ... e6
12 ... Re8
12 ... h6

13 Re1



13 Qe3
13 Qd2

13 ... Ng4



13 ... Rfe8
13 ... Rfd8

14 Bg5



14 Nd2
14 Nd1

14 ... Rfe8



14 ... Rae8
14 ... Rfb8

15 Rab1



15 Rac1

15 ... Nge5



15 ... Nde5
15 ... h6

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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