Beating the Benko is tough. Black gets a ton of initiative for the pawn and usually starts an attack before white can develop. This variation is a great way to fight the Benko as it gives white a very natural plan and easy development, as well as a relatively safe king.
My opponent chose a rare idea against it and got into trouble veery quickly. Use the a4 idea to fight the Benko!
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5?! { (0.16 → 0.93) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } (2… e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4) 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4 { A59 Benko Gambit Accepted: Yugoslav } Bxf1 8. Kxf1 Nbd7 9. g3 g6 10. Kg2 Bg7 11. Nf3 O-O 12. a4 Ng4 13. Qc2 Nde5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Nb5 f5 16. Bd2 fxe4 17. Qxe4 Rf3?! { (0.74 → 1.46) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } (17… Nf3) 18. Bc3 Qf8 19. Rhf1 Rf5? { (2.15 → 4.04) Mistake. Qf5 was best. } (19… Qf5 20. Qxf5 Rxf5 21. a5 Ra6 22. Nc7 Ra7 23. a6 Rxc7 24. a7 Rc8 25. a8=Q Rxa8 26. Rxa8+) 20. Nc7 Rb8 21. Ne6 Qf7 22. Nxg7 Qxg7 23. f4 { Black resigns. } 1-0
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