Play the Benko Gambit

212 Pages·2016·3.85 MB·English

by  Pedersen Nicolai V.

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play the
Benko gambit
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Contents
Biiborlgaphy 4
Itnrotdiuocn 5
BenAkcoc epted
1 TheF icahenttVoaa rition 12
2 TheC lacslaVs aiarition 33
3 The' Qeuti5'e 3 73
BenoDk eclined
4 The 5V afar3tio in 85
5 Whiptaley sb Sb-6 99
6 OtehrO potnifso Wrh ite 141
Antein-okB
7 TheK asrpoaGvam bit 149
8 TheT opoavVl aarition 173
Inedxo fV aartioins 202
Inedxo fC omeptlGeam es 207
Bibliography
Books
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ThBee knoG ambitP,laB en(kBotaf sor1d97 4)
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ThGeam btiG udiet ot hBee knoG ambitS,t effPeend er(saGemnb1 i9t9 9)
PlatyhB ee knoG ambitV,ad yiaantahnR vaikaur(m CdaoagnC hes1s9 92)
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Datbaases/DVDs
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tearssG arrKya srpoaVve,ls eiTno ploav,a gasitgn arndamstePHr.N.si leesna nd
Vsiwaantahn aAnndA,el xanKdheailr­f VP.etraoswv e, lalst he recegnatm e
man,t on ameb uat feSwi.igi fncnatlya,g asitVn N.everionvt he Ficahentto
Topoavlh asu seidti nm anyg ames,l ine.
whihc syas somtheingab ouitt s Now cIa cnal imt hatt heB enikso
sounedsnsI.t w ast he Amecrain sounUdn.kl eio tehrm ored ubious
gradnmastePra,lB enkwoho, fuond gambi(tcIso ludm entimoanny h erei)t,
manyn ew iedasi nt he 1970asnd is baslenodgt -eorncm o mpsetanoin.
plyaedt hge ambistu ecscsfualftleyrT, h oed lm aximtha ta ccepcteia tsnhe
whihc iti nrceasienpd o paurliAt­ly.c rcilatt iesitsp r oabbleys pelcltiyra ue
thoutghhe wreer oet ehrwsh o ve­n fourn sougnamdb ithsow,e veirts till
turieetdra iletrhe,yw erneot t hem ain hast ruitnhi ta nd Balchk ast op aly
isnpriaotnfi omre w;h ereaal stoo ft he witsho mper escii.o n
ideiants ih bso oakr iesn pibryeB de nko
andK hailfamni np atriuaclr. Somet ypiciadle as
Ih avef caetdh Bee nko mmyansye alnfd t hemeisn t heB enko
tmieasn df etehalti to nioesft hem ore Toj sutitfyeh s cariicfoefa p awnB alck
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tob ec arenfuotlt oc edteh ient iitaivet ean f eattuharteB alchk as sal ight
toB alckI.h avep alyeadr odu n10 laedi nd evoeplmewnhtih,cc alnae dt o
gamesw ittt:hh:l 3i nt he Finahcettom atearlgi aino rs omwee kanessfeosr
Vaartiioannd,m ayb2e0 g ames( iofn eW hitIens. o mcea sfeusre trsh carifices
inlcduersa pgiamde sw)i tthhe f sah­ arcela lfeodor f,w hihct heraer mea ny
iobnela 10l:[ bl.M ye xpieecrneassl o examepsl tiihns b ookId.ne edt,he
inlcduet heB enDkeolc idnw eit5hb 6. BenGkaom biitsa g oodw ayf oBral ck
Ovetrh lesa tf ewy eartshe Benktoo g tet hec hantcowe i -na ndt ow iinn
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Plya thBee nkGoa mbit
stey.lF uretrhmoreen,d mgeasc an C5-C4
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soemitmebseq utieg oodf oBral ctko,o ,A lotuhgthih si s coam imttmaovle i,t
ift herei ss tialnil n ittiivae teho nc abne l tehali ifts uppoark tnsi gohnt
queens iefd oirsn tcaen. d3a fte.ltJr. g.-4 eo5r. ltJ .d.-7 C(5o. r. . ltJd7-
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trnygti ob reuapkt hew hitcee ntIrites . c essfu.lA se xamepsIl c odu mlention
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palyecdo mimtltm aovessu cahs f -2 Ponoarmi(oGvm ae 7)a nd Manicni­
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int hem iddelgmaew,i th tbheoi tedha whihc cabne e ffectuinvdete ehr grhit
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ofal tae.rd. 6.- sdt5ta irnar go llcienng­o pefinl eaftse arw hibt2e- Hbo3w.e ver,
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oft ihsin t heb ooIkst.oh udlb en otedn etcepda wsno nt eh quseiedne .
thatt hanktseh mtios swihnigt e c4-
pawn etb hreaek7s- ae.sw6. e,.la ls.. .f- 7 Ane xmaplies APsoeonemavr-iov
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Ins omcea steeh"Sk nigohnft 6i sh in­foBral cki,t ousdlh bceos niedrevde ry
deirntghe dakr-usaqrebdi shaondp craefully,w itht he possieb lgain
migshete akno tehrp osvtid a7 o rg 4,w egiheadg asittn he weaeksnsiets
whilteeh t hemtai.cttJ. e.8 -cS(7--dib4s) l evaeasr odut nhbel akcigkn.
aslos omiemteesffe tcvieS.o moef et h
kesyuq arse wihhc cang oobdfe o treh FroNmev erPoevd-er(sGeanm3 e) :
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ally idlleeb,asu sti nt he BenkDoe ­
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endusph ereb ecaoufttJs de-2 C4. furtehrp rseusroent ehl igshuqta rse:
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and knigahndt q ueenm anoevurse arpeo ssibeisl.i ti
sohudlb e conmebadpi proprainda tely
requsiormetem i inagnd p rescii.o n .f-7f5
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comimt,tg aiilvnugp etg hoodb isph ogamec ricusmtcaenosft ehnav et ob e
ong 7I.ns oemc asheoswe,v eirte, n ­fvaoubrelaf oBral ctko p aly.. 7.ff- .SI n
abelsBa lctkor egathiew nh iat-ewp na tehe ngdameo,n t eho tehrh an,id ti s
(usuallyw iotfunhr teahr2t )h rtesa.v eryt ehmtaiacnd i sse eqnui toefte n,
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andn otetsoN evevrP-oeder(sGeanm ew in.Th ent hed s-pwanc an wbeeaa ks
3)C,o s-sVianiceh(rG am8e)L ,ug ovo­iitar laedlyc aktsh seu pptoo fra p awn
Khamlani( fGmae9 )a,nd P itk-eTloopva onc4.
(Game Ess1e0n)lty.li, .i.a .x.c 3a v iesry An exampilseC os-sVihanicre
cocnremtoev ea ndw,hi lietc anb e (Gam8e) :
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Plya thBee nkGoa mbit
A classfiocramla tioorn Themefso rW hite
a morer apiadp proach
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wit.hliJ. bd.7 .,.'iW. a s,0 -.a0.nd . . .l:..fb.8 , and/aop ri eocneb S
poslsyfi olblwoedb y. liJ.c.7 s-,ib soft enI nt ehB enAkcoc epotneeo dft hec en­
a goodp aln.H oweveIrr ,e cmoemndt rtahelm eisas wihtbeol ckaodnte eh
thatB alckke eapg soo dd egroeffeel x iq­ueesnidAe b.i pga rotfB alkc'sst rat­
biiltyi nt he BenkFoo.ri sntcaen,e gyc oiusen rtapylo nt heq ueseind seo,
agaisnt et FhinahcettVoa artioin,o neo fW hitpeal'nssi st op alya 2-a4
9. liJ.f.d w7i tthhe i deoaf.liJ .b.6- 4Ca nd andp laanp ti eocnbe s o,ft epnr epared
...'� a(sad n. liJ.d.7 -bism6 )or ee ffectibvyem ovelsi "kCe2a ndb 2b-3.t uNrlaayl
thatnhe clacslasf oiramtoin.A giants Balcwkil tlr tyoh ienrdt hespealn sF.o r
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quikc. e.7.- ienr6 e pwlhyih,cl aedtso a a3-usaqrweh,i l.e. -.c i4css s oemitmes
versyh arapnd unecral game.A nd mored agnero(utish sm oitssl cyha rac­
agaisnts oemo f etl hecsosr rleiecnst, t esrtcioi f etF hicahenttVoaa rtioin).
sucahs 4 �gs inG rivKahaslm-iafn Thet ehmea sloo ccunrows a ndt hen
(Gam3e2B )al,c pkl yas.liJ .e.4a nd. ".a.s int hBee nkDoe celdif,no irsn tanicne
and eveng 7-s.g .(.s feoleo1 windgai ­ tehf 2-fd3e 2a-lnei3ni efas c Bpkll aay s
garm)g,ai inntgi maend,i asl ardebye t­ltae.ra. 6.bx sO.n t eho tehrh and, tihne
tefrr otmhe e arloyp einnpgha se: bsb-6l inIme osts ldyon otr emcmoend
Witthhe g ambiBtal ciks try intgo palynig.a .6.- aasts eh,b ss-uqariets h en
obatianl edai nd evoeplmen(tma ongts as reiowuesa eksns.
otehrt ihnsg)s,os lomwov ebsy W hite Ing eenrtaehlb lkoacdeb soc no ­m
aroeft eang oodr eastoosn ha rptehne b inweidtt hhe e 4-ber5ke ( asbeeeol w)
paly. iss omtheinBgalc skoh ulmdak ea s rei­
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