How to play against the Benko Gambit

May 23, 2025 NHaselton Uncategorized

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An easy to learn Anti-Benko Gambit repertoire for White that gets black out of their comfort zone and deprives them of the usual Benko counterplay.
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The Benko Gambit has been a problem opening in my repertoire for a long while. I kept getting uncomfortable positions and found myself defending in most games. The setups you’ll see in this video finally changed that. By declining the Gambit I get positions I like and can navigate easily. The most important difference is that I’m putting emphasis on depriving black of their conterplay before doing anything active.

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