Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XXXIV

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 g6
6 Nc3 Bxa6 7 h4 d6 8 Nh3 Nbd7 9 Nf4 h5
10 Qc2 Ne5 11 g3 Bg7 12 Bh3 O-O 13 O-O
13 ... Qb6 14 Rb1 Bc8 15 Bxc8 Rfxc8
16 b3 Nfg4 17 Kg2 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 bxa6 g6
6 Nc3 Bxa6:




7 h4



7 e4
7 Nf3
7 g3
7 f4
7 d6
7 Qa4

7 ... d6



7 ... Bg7

8 Nh3



8 e4
8 Qd2
8 Qc2

8 ... Nbd7



8 ... Bg7
8 ... Qa5

9 Nf4



9 e4
9 Qc2

9 ... h5



9 ... Qa5
9 ... Qb6

10 Qc2



10 e4

10 ... Ne5



10 ... Bg7
10 ... Qb6

11 g3



11 e4
11 e3

11 ... Bg7



11 ... Qa5
11 ... Qb8
11 ... Qb6

12 Bh3



12 Bg2

12 ... O-O



12 ... Qa5

13 O-O



13 b3

13 ... Qb6



13 ... Bc8
13 ... Qc7

14 Rb1



14 b3

14 ... Bc8



14 ... Rfb8

15 Bxc8



15 Bg2
15 b3

15 ... Rfxc8



15 ... Raxc8

16 b3



16 Ng2
16 Rd1

16 ... Nfg4



16 ... Qb7
16 ... Ra5
16 ... Ra6

17 Kg2



17 Na4
17 Bb2

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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