Chessmate

Benko Gambit · White

King Walk, Qe2 and the Nb5 Blockade (A58)

Claim central space and open the route for the c1-bishop. This course meets the Benko directly instead of avoiding its main positions.

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Benko Gambit · BlackDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO A57–A58

Sample line with full explanations: Modern Accepted, 8.Nxe7 and the ...d5 Break.

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ECO A57–A58

Every one of these lines is explained move by move in the app — with recall practice and spaced review.

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  1. King Walk, Qe2 and the Nb5 BlockadeSample

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 d6 9. g3 Bg7 10. Kg2 O-O 11. Nf3 Nbd7 12. a4 Qb6 13. Qe2 Rfb8 14. Nb5 Ne8 15. Ra3 Nc7 16. Nxc7 Qxc7 17. b3

  2. King Walk, Ra3 and the Kingside Expansion

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 d6 9. g3 Bg7 10. Kg2 O-O 11. Nf3 Nbd7 12. a4 Qb6 13. Ra3 Rfb8 14. Qc2 Ne8 15. h4

  3. King Walk, Meeting the ...Ng4 Maneuver

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 d6 9. g3 Bg7 10. Kg2 O-O 11. Nf3 Nbd7 12. a4 Ng4 13. Qe2 Nge5 14. Nd2

  4. Fianchetto System, Bf1 and the Central Hold

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 Bg7 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. Re1 O-O 12. e4 Nfd7 13. Qc2 Nc4 14. Bf1

  5. Fianchetto Tactic, Punishing Premature ...c4

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 Bg7 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. Re1 O-O 12. e4 Nfd7 13. Qc2 c4 14. Be3

  6. Modern ...e6, Nxe7 and Safe Development

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 e6 6. Nc3 exd5 7. Nxd5 Be7 8. Nxe7 Qxe7 9. e3 O-O 10. Nf3

  7. Delayed ...g6, Reaching the a4 Clamp

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 d6 9. g3 Bg7 10. Kg2 O-O 11. Nf3 Nbd7 12. a4

  8. Modern 5.e3, a4 against ...Nxd5

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. e3 axb5 6. Bxb5 Qa5+ 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Bd2 Qb6 9. Nf3 Nxd5 10. a4

  9. Modern 5.e3, Ra3 and the Central Break

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7 9. Ra3 e6 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O Qe7 13. Qc2

  10. Zaitsev Trap, Punishing ...Nxe4

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4 7. Nb5 Nxe4 8. Qe2 Nf6 9. Nd6#