Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XIV

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 e3 g6
6 Nc3 Bg7 7 Nf3 O-O 8 a4 Bb7 9 Ra3 axb5
10 Bxb5 e6 11 dxe6 fxe6 12 Qd6 Bxf3 13 gxf3
13 ... Qc8 14 O-O Ne8 15 Qg3 d5 16 Be2 Nc6
17 f4 Nd6 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 e3



5 bxa6
5 b6
5 f3
5 Nc3
5 a3
5 Nf3

5 ... g6



5 ... axb5
5 ... Bb7
5 ... e6

6 Nc3



6 Nf3

6 ... Bg7



6 ... d6

7 Nf3



7 d6
7 Nf3
7 e4
7 a4
7 Bc4

7 ... O-O



7 ... d6

8 a4



8 bxa6
8 Bc4
8 Be2
8 Bd3

8 ... Bb7



8 ... e6
8 ... d6
8 ... axb5
8 ... h6

9 Ra3



9 Rb1
9 e4
9 Be2
9 bxa6
9 Bc4

9 ... axb5



9 ... e6
9 ... d6
9 ... Qa5
9 ... Re8

10 Bxb5



10 axb5

10 ... e6



10 ... Na6
10 ... d6

11 dxe6



11 d6
11 Bc4

11 ... fxe6



11 ... dxe6

12 Qd6



12 O-O

12 ... Bxf3



12 ... Ne4
12 ... Qc8
12 ... Ne8

13 gxf3



13 ... Qc8



13 ... Rf7

14 O-O



14 h4
14 f4

14 ... Ne8



14 ... Rf7
14 ... Ra7

15 Qg3



15 Qd3

15 ... d5



15 ... Nc6

16 Be2



16 e4
16 Kg2
16 Rd1
16 Bd2

16 ... Nc6



16 ... c4

17 f4



17 Nb5
17 Rd1

17 ... Nd6



17 ... Qd7
17 ... c4

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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