Benko Gambit chess opening
Queen's Pawn Opening

Benko Gambit Chess Opening

Benko Gambit is a queens pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5. This opening is a sub-variation arising from the Benoni defense. Black sacrifices a pawn for a very long-term compensation of open a & b files and active pieces. The main line goes 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 and here, black has two major options. Black can…

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Benoni Defense chess opening
Queen's Pawn Opening

Benoni Defense Chess Opening

Benoni Defense is a queen’s pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5. Black immediately challenges white’s d4 pawn and almost forces it to advance and lock the pawn center. Now, if white takes on c5 with 3.dxc5, then after 3…e6 it is not possible to keep the extra pawn for much longer. For example after 4.b4 a5 5.Bd2…

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Grunfeld Defense chess opening
Queen's Pawn Opening

Grunfeld Defense Chess Opening

Grunfeld defense is a queen’s pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5. Black deviates from 3…Bg7 which leads to King’s Indian defense. Black’s main idea here is to give white a pawn center and then attack it with a strong bishop on g7 and with c7-c5 move. It is a very tricky opening for beginners. Because…

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