Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XVIII

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 Nf3 axb5
6 Qb3 Ba6 7 e4 Nxe4 8 Qc2 Qa5+ 9 Nbd2 Nxd2
10 Bxd2 Qc7 11 Bd3 Bb7 12 Be4 e6 13 O-O Bd6
14 Rfe1 Kf8 15 dxe6 dxe6 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 Nf3



5 bxa6
5 b6
5 e3
5 f3
5 Nc3
5 a3

5 ... axb5



5 ... g6
5 ... Qa5+

6 Qb3



6 Qc2
6 e3
6 Qd3
6 Bg5

6 ... Ba6



6 ... Na6
6 ... Qa5+
6 ... Ra5

7 e4



7 Bg5
7 Qc2

7 ... Nxe4



7 ... Qa5+
7 ... c4

8 Qc2



8 Qe3

8 ... Qa5+



8 ... f5
8 ... Nf6

9 Nbd2



9 Nfd2

9 ... Nxd2



9 ... f5
9 ... Nf6
9 ... Nd6

10 Bxd2



10 Qxd2

10 ... Qc7



10 ... Qb6

11 Bd3



11 a3
11 Rc1
11 a4

11 ... Bb7



11 ... Qd6

12 Be4



12 O-O

12 ... e6



12 ... Qd6
12 ... d6

13 O-O



13 dxe6

13 ... Bd6



13 ... f5

14 Rfe1



14 dxe6

14 ... Kf8



14 ... b4

15 dxe6



15 Qd3

15 ... dxe6



15 ... fxe6

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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