Benko Gambit Declined (4.a4) – Standard chess #1

January 15, 2015 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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I played a standard chess game with time controls set at 15 minutes with a 2 second increment. The opening played was the Benko Gambit, Declined with 4.a4.

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PGN:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. a4 bxc4 5. Nc3 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bxc4 Bg7 8. h3 O-O 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Ba6 Bc8 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Bd3 a5 15. Qe2 e6 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Bg5 Qc8 18. Rac1 d5 19. exd5 Nfxd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bb5 Ra7 22. Qd2 f6 23. Bh6 Rd8 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Rfe1 g5 26. Nd4 Nf4 27. Nxe6+ Nxe6 28. Qe3 Nd4 29. Rc4 Rc7 30. Kf1 Qb7 31. Qc3 Nxb5 32. axb5 Qxb5 33. Kg1 Rb8 34. Re2 Qb3 35. Qc1 Rd8 36. Re1 Rcd7 37. Kh2 Rd2 38. Rxc5 Qxb2 39. Re7+ Kg6 40. Qc4 Qb8+ 41. Rcc7 R2d4 42. Qf7+ Kf5 43. Qxh7+ Kf4 44. Qc2 Rd3 45. g3+ Kf3 46. Qe2

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