Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part IX

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 Nc3 a6 5 cxb5 axb5
6 e4 b4 7 Nb5 d6 8 Bf4 g5 9 Bxg5 Nxe4
10 Bf4 Qa5 11 Bc4 Bg7 12 Qe2 b3+ 13 Kf1 O-O
14 Qxe4 Bxb2 15 Qxe7 Bxa1 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 Nc3



4 cxb5
4 Nf3
4 Nd2
4 Bg5
4 Qc2
4 e4
4 f3
4 Na3
4 g3
4 e3

4 ... a6



4 ... b4
4 ... bxc4

5 cxb5



5 Qc2
5 e4
5 a3

5 ... axb5



5 ... Qa5
5 ... d6

6 e4



6 Nxb5

6 ... b4



6 ... Qa5

7 Nb5



7 Na4
7 Nce2

7 ... d6



7 ... Nxe4
7 ... Qa5
7 ... b3

8 Bf4



8 f3
8 Nf3
8 Bc4
8 Bd3

8 ... g5



8 ... Nbd7
8 ... Nxe4
8 ... Na6
8 ... g6
8 ... e5

9 Bxg5



9 Be3
9 e5

9 ... Nxe4



9 ... Bg7

10 Bf4



10 Bh4
10 Bc1

10 ... Qa5



10 ... Nf6
10 ... Bg7
10 ... Ra5
10 ... Ra6

11 Bc4



11 Bd3

11 ... Bg7



11 ... Ba6
11 ... Nd7

12 Qe2



12 f3
12 Qf3

12 ... b3+



13 Kf1



13 ... O-O



13 ... f5

14 Qxe4



14 a4

14 ... Bxb2



15 Qxe7



15 Bh6
15 Bd3

15 ... Bxa1



15 ... Nd7

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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