Chess Openings, Benko gambit (A57), Zaitsev system

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CHESS OPENINGS

Benko gambitBenko gambit

Annotated chess games with this chess opening:

chess opening #37510

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Pen-y-ffordd2 v Pensby1 Board2
Charles Higgie vs. Dave Ashton

Annotated by charleshiggie (2112): So I start with my usual Still very normal So into the Benoni-Benko systems. White has a slight space advantage. But will play his Bf8 to g7 and try to build up pressure along the long black diagonal, combined with play on the Queen's side. White may try for a large break through in the centre and/or a king side attack. It is quite unbalanced, which is why it is popular. According to the…

chess opening #46166

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R5: an interesting Benko Gambit, http://gameknot.com/
White Player (1521) vs. l-d-j (1387)

Annotated by l-d-j (1747): After my second draw of the tournament in the game before, I sat down before the fifth round for my last game before the rest day. I was happy to be feeling quite well, I was not tired of the games I had played so far. My opponent was one of the stronger players in my section of the tournament, with a rating of 1521 he was placed 18th of the 58 participants. By the way, my opponent also…