Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XI

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 e3 bxc4 5 Bxc4 g6
6 Nf3 d6 7 O-O Bg7 8 Nbd2 O-O 9 e4 Nbd7
10 Re1 Ng4 11 Rb1 Rb8 12 b3 Nge5 13 Qc2 Qa5
14 Be2 Ba6 15 Nxe5 Nxe5 16 Bb2 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 e3



4 cxb5
4 Nf3
4 Nd2
4 Bg5
4 Qc2
4 e4
4 f3
4 Na3
4 Nc3
4 g3

4 ... bxc4



4 ... Qa5+
4 ... b4

5 Bxc4



5 Nc3
5 Nf3

5 ... g6



5 ... Ba6
5 ... d6

6 Nf3



6 Nd2

6 ... d6



6 ... Qb6
6 ... Bg7

7 O-O



7 Nbd2

7 ... Bg7



7 ... Nbd7

8 Nbd2



8 Nc3
8 Re1

8 ... O-O



8 ... Nbd7

9 e4



9 Re1

9 ... Nbd7



9 ... h6

10 Re1



10 Qc2

10 ... Ng4



10 ... Rb8

11 Rb1



11 Be2

11 ... Rb8



11 ... Nge5

12 b3



12 Be2

12 ... Nge5



12 ... Qa5
12 ... Nb6

13 Qc2



13 Be2
13 Qe2
13 Nxe5
13 Bb2

13 ... Qa5



13 ... Nxf3+
13 ... Nxc4

14 Be2



14 Nxe5
14 Bf1

14 ... Ba6



14 ... a6
14 ... Re8
14 ... f5

15 Nxe5



15 a3

15 ... Nxe5



15 ... Bxe5

16 Bb2



16 a3

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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