Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XVII

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 a3 axb5
6 f3 c4 7 e4 e5 8 Be3 Bd6 9 Nc3 Qa5
10 Rc1 O-O 11 Qd2 Na6 12 Qf2 Rb8
13 Nh3 Be7 14 Be2 d6 15 O-O Nc5 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 a3



5 bxa6
5 b6
5 e3
5 f3
5 Nc3
5 Nf3

5 ... axb5



5 ... g6
5 ... Bb7

6 f3



6 Qc2
6 e4

6 ... c4



6 ... e6
6 ... e5

7 e4



7 Bf4
7 b3

7 ... e5



7 ... e6+

8 Be3



8 dxe6

8 ... Bd6



8 ... Qc7
8 ... Qa5+

9 Nc3



9 b3
9 a4
9 Qc2

9 ... Qa5



9 ... O-O

10 Rc1



10 Ra2

10 ... O-O



10 ... Bb7

11 Qd2



11 Kf2
11 Qc2

11 ... Na6



11 ... Bb7
11 ... Bc7

12 Qf2



12 a4
2 Nh3

12 ... Rb8



12 ... Nc7

13 Nh3



13 Nge2
13 Be2

13 ... Be7



13 ... b4
13 ... Qc7

14 Be2



14 Ba7
14 Rc2
14 Qd2
14 Ng5

14 ... d6



14 ... Qc7

15 O-O



15 a4
15 Ba7

15 ... Nc5



15 ... Bxh3

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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