Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XXXV

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 g6
6 Nc3 Bxa6 7 Qa4 Bg7 8 h3 O-O 9 e3 Nc6
10 Bxa6 Nb4 11 Qd1 Rxa6 12 Nf3 Qa8 13 e4
13 ... Nxa2 14 Rxa2 Rxa2 15 e5 Ra1 16 exf6
16 ... Bxf6 17 O-O 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 Qa4



7 e4
7 Nf3
7 g3
7 f4
7 d6
7 h4

7 ... Bg7



7 ... Qb6

8 h3



8 Nf3
8 Qc2

8 ... O-O



8 ... Qc7

9 e3



9 Nf3
9 Qd1

9 ... Nc6



9 ... Qb6
9 ... e6

10 Bxa6



10 Qd1

10 ... Nb4



10 ... Nb8

11 Qd1



11 e4

11 ... Rxa6



11 ... Nxa6

12 Nf3



12 e4

12 ... Qa8



12 ... c4

13 e4



13 O-O

13 ... Nxa2



13 ... c4
13 ... e6

14 Rxa2



14 Qe2

14 ... Rxa2



15 e5



15 Nxa2

15 ... Ra1



15 ... Ne8

16 exf6



16 ... Bxf6



16 ... Bh6

17 O-O



17 Nd2

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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