Benko Gambit

In the Volga Gambit Benko Gambit or even or Volga - Benko Gambit is a chess opening of which is apparent from the Indian defense. The Volga Gambit is among the Closed games and is classified in the ECO codes under the key A57- 59. The opening is named after the Grand Masters Pál Benkő.

The Volga Gambit begins with the moves:

With his last train Black sacrifices a pawn, so he plays a gambit, with the aim of building through another line openings on the queenside where pressure game that is effective until the final.

History

The precursor of the Volga Gambit find themselves in lots of Karel Opocensky, Erik Lundin, Gösta Stoltz and David Bronstein, where this Wing Gambit was used later, for example after 1 d2 -d4 Ng8 - f6 2 c2 - c4 c7 - c5 3 d5 d4 - g7- g6 4 Nb1 - c3 d7 - d6 5 e2 -e4 b5 b7.

The name of Volga Gambit comes from an article by B. Argunov from the year 1946 in the Russian magazine Schachmaty. Especially in Russian literature, but also in German literature this term is common.

The late 1960s, the opening of the living in the USA Hungarian grandmaster Pál Benkő was propagated, the enriched it with many new ideas .. Benkő focused his investigation on the early Fianchettierung the rotor f8 after 4 c4xb5 a6 a7 - 5 b5xa6, which is now recognized as the main continuation. The continued 4 e7 - e6 c4xb5 that resembles the Blumenfeld Gambit, fell into oblivion.

Variants

Rejections of the Volga Gambit

  • 4 Sg1 -f3 tempts to b5xc4 Black to then without fear of b5- b4 need to pull 5 Nb1 - c3 plus 6 e2 -e4 and 7 Lf1xc4 immediately. Alex Yermolinsky recommends after 4 ... g6, the late acceptance a7 - a6 c4xb5 5 6 Dd1 -c2. 4 ... e6 e7 is a diverter to the Blumenfeld Gambit. 4 ... Bc8 - b7 increases the pressure on White's pawn center.
  • 4 Dd1 -c2 black tempts to b5xc4, only to immediately pull 5th e2 -e4 plus 6 Lf1xc4.
  • Recommended by Miroslav Filip 4 a2 -a4 wants to force b5xc4. Andrew David Martin advises it to 4 ... Qd8 - a5 . He answered 5 Lc1 -d2 and 5 -d2 Dd1 with b5- b4. This then complicates the development of Springer b1. At the same time closes so that the black queenside completely. This allows him the long castling.
  • 4 c4xb5 a6 a7 - 5 Nb1 - c3 is the Zaitsev variation. After 5 ... axb5 6 e2 -e4 b5- b4 b5 - 7 Nc3 d6 d7 is the isolated in black stock ♘ b5 both active and at risk. Now 8 Lf1 - c4 is the Nescafe Frappe Attack.
  • The Dlugy variant 4 c4xb5 a6 a7 - 5 f2 -f3 plus 6 e2 -e4
  • 4 c4xb5 a6 a7 - b5- b6 5. The game now takes on the character of the Benoni Defense, for example, after 5 ... e6 e7 - 6 Nb1 - c3 Sf6xd5 7 Sc3xd5 e6xd5 8 Dd1xd5 Sb8 - c6 9 Sg1 -f3 Ta8 - b8

Assumed Volga Gambit

4 c4xb5 a6 a7 - 5 b5xa6 ( After 5 e2 -e3 a6xb5 6 Lf1xb5 Qa5 7 Nb1 - c3 Bc8 - b7 is the white center under pressure. ) Well ... g7- g6 5 applies instead of the immediate 5 Lc8xa6 ... fineness as to impede 6 b2 -b3. Practically running both sequels to the natural 6 Nb1 - c3 Lc8xa6 to the same thing. The treated by B. Argunov battle for the central squares d5 and e4 e7 - e6 5 ... is managed by White with 6 Nb1 - c3.

  • Variant 7 e2- e4 d7 - d6 Ke1xf1 La6xf1 8 9 Sg1 -f3 Bf8 - g7 The direct g2 - g3 0-0 10 11 Kf1 - g2 weakens some fields
  • The longer 10 h2 - h3 0-0 11 Kf1 g1 Sb8 - d7 12 K g1 - h2 prevents the maneuver Nf6 - g4
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