Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XXV

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 g6
6 a7 Rxa7 7 Nc3 Ba6 8 Nf3 Bg7 9 Nd2 O-O
10 e4 Bxf1 11 Nxf1 Qa5 12 Nd2 d6 13 O-O
13 ... Nbd7 14 f4 Rb8 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 a7



6 Nc3
6 g3
6 Nf3
6 e3
6 b3
6 e4

6 ... Rxa7



6 ... Qa5+

7 Nc3



7 Nf3

7 ... Ba6



7 ... d6
7 ... Bg7

8 Nf3



8 e4
8 Bf4

8 ... Bg7



8 ... Qa5

9 Nd2



9 d6
9 e4

9 ... O-O



9 ... Qa5

10 e4



10 Rb1

10 ... Bxf1



10 ... Ne8
10 ... Qb6

11 Nxf1



11 Kxf1

11 ... Qa5



11 ... Ne8
11 ... Qb6

12 Nd2



12 Ng3

12 ... d6



12 ... Q6
12 ... Ne8

13 O-O



13 Qe2

13 ... Nbd7



13 ... h6

14 f4



14 Qe2
14 Re1

14 ... Rb8



14 ... Rfa8
14 ... h6

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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