Chess: Understanding the Benko Gambit Part XXII

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 Qb6
6 Nc3 Bxa6 7 Nf3 d6 8 e4 Bxf1 9 Kxf1 Nbd7
10 Kg1 g6 11 h3 Bg7 12 Kh2 O-O 13 Re1 Rfb8
14 Re2 Ne8 15 Bf4 Qa6 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:



5 ... Qb6



5 ... g6
5 ... Bxa6
5 ... d6
5 ... e6
5 ... Qa5+
5 ... Nxa6

6 Nc3



6 Nf3

6 ... Bxa6



6 ... Qb4
6 ... Qa5

7 Nf3



7 e4

7 ... d6



7 ... g6

8 e4



8 Qa4+

8 ... Bxf1



8 ... g6

9 Kxf1



9 Rxf1

9 ... Nbd7



9 ... g6

10 Kg1



10 b3
10 Qd3
10 Qd2
10 Qc2

10 ... g6



10 ... Ng4

11 h3



11 Qc2

11 ... Bg7



11 ... h6

12 Kh2



12 Qc2

12 ... O-O



12 ... h6
12 ... Nh5

13 Re1



13 Qc2
13 Qe2

13 ... Rfb8



13 ... Nh5

14 Re2



14 Kg1
14 Qd2

14 ... Ne8



14 ... h6
14 ... Qc7
14 ... Qb7
14 ... Qa6
14 ... Nh5

15 Bf4



15 Rc2
15 Bg5

15 ... Qa6



15 ... Qb4
15 ... Nc7

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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