Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XXVII

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 g6
6 b3 Bg7 7 Bb2 O-O 8 g3 Nxa6 9 Bg2 Bb7
10 Nh3 e6 11 Nf4 Nxd5 12 Bxg7 Kxg7 13 Nxd5
13 ... Bxd5 14 Bxd5 exd5 15 O-O



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 b3



6 Nc3
6 g3
6 Nf3
6 a7
6 e3
6 e4

6 ... Bg7



6 ... Ne4
6 ... Nxa6

7 Bb2



7 a3
7 a7

7 ... O-O



7 ... Nxa6
7 ... Bxa6

8 g3



8 Qd3
8 a7
8 f3
8 a3

8 ... Nxa6



8 ... Bxa6

9 Bg2



9 a3

9 ... Bb7



9 ... d6

10 Nh3



10 a3

10 ... e6



10 ... Nb4

11 Nf4



11 Nd2
11 O-O

11 ... Nxd5



11 ... Bxd5

12 Bxg7



12 Qd2

12 ... Kxg7



13 Nxd5



13 Nd2

13 ... Bxd5



13 ... exd5
13 ... Qa5+

14 Bxd5



14 e4

14 ... exd5



14 ... Qa5+

15 O-O



15 Nd2

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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