On this page I have posted my game where I played
The Benoni
Defense
against SlowMoe at ICC.
This game includes analysis and diagrams. This game is a Benko Gambit
by transposition.
[Event "ICC 20 20"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2005.06.07"]
[Round "-"]
[White "SlowMoe"]
[Black "OnGoldenPawn"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White checkmated"]
[WhiteElo "1716"]
[BlackElo "1580"]
[Opening "Benoni defense, Hromodka system"]
[ECO "A56"]
[NIC "BI.38"]
[Time "19:35:02"]
[TimeControl "1200+20"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Qd3 b5 6. cxb5 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Bf4
O-O 9. e3 axb5 10. Nxb5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. Qd2 Bxf1 13. Kxf1 Nbd7 14. Bg3
Nb6 15. Qd1 Nbxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Bxb2 18. Re1 Qb5+ 19. Re2 Rfb8 20.
Bh4 Ra7 21. Nh3 Rba8 22. Ng5 e6 23. Qd2 Rxa2 24. Nf3 Ra1+ 25. Ne1 Be5 26. e4
c4 27. Kg1 c3 28. Qc2 Qb2 29. f3 Qxc2 30. Rxc2 Bd4+ 31. Kf1 Rb8 32. Re2 Rb2
33. e5 dxe5 34. Bf6 c2 35. Bg5 c1=Q 36. Bxc1 Rxc1 37. g4 Rxe2 38. Kxe2 Bc3
39. h4 f5 40. g5 Kf7 41. Rg1 Rxe1+ 42. Rxe1 Bxe1 43. Kxe1 Ke7 44. Kf1 Kd6
45. Kf2 Kd5 46. Ke3 Kc4 47. Kd2 Kd4 48. Ke2 e4 49. fxe4 fxe4 50. Kf2 Kd3 51.
Kg1 Ke3 52. Kf1 Kf3 53. Ke1 Kg4 54. Kf2 Kxh4 55. Ke3 Kxg5 56. Ke2 Kf4 57.
Kf2 e3+ 58. Ke1 Kf3 59. Kf1 h5 60. Ke1 e2 61. Kd2 Kf2 62. Kc3 e1=Q+ 63. Kc2
Qb4 64. Kd3 e5 65. Kc2 Ke2 66. Kc1 Qc3+ 67. Kb1 Kd2 68. Ka2 Qb4 69. Ka1 Kc2
70. Ka2 Qb2# {White checkmated} 0-1
Online Game
ICC
White: SlowMoe (1716) Black: Mike Serovey (1580)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6
Usually I play 3... b5 here trying for the Benko Gambit. Here
I decided to defer the Benko moves in order to avoid certain lines that
favor White.
4. Nc3 a6 5. Qd3 b5
I have no idea what White's last move was supposed to
accomplish! Here Black goes for the Benko Gambit.
6. cxb5 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Bf4 O-O
Black has completed his Kingside development and has castled.
White has completed his Queenside development and has moved the dark-squared
Bishop twice before developing his other pieces. Black is down a pawn but
gets compensation for it with his Queenside attack.
9. e3 axb5 10. Nxb5 Qa5+
Black begins his Queenside attack. Also good is 10... Ba6
pinning the White Knight to the White Queen.
11. Nc3 (Moving this Knight a third time.) Ba6 12.
Qd2 Bxf1!
Now Black has what he wanted for his pawn, a slight lead in
development, and the White King stuck in the Center of the board.
13. Kxf1 Nbd7 14. Bg3 Nb6
Black threatens to capture the pawn on d5. If White captures
with the Knight on c3 then his Queen is unprotected and lost.
15. Qd1 Nbxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Bxb2
Black is down a Knight versus a pawn but White has a Knight
and Rook that have yet to get into the game, so Black has some compensation
for his material.
18. Re1 Qb5+ 19. Re2 Rfb8
Now Black has completed his development and has all of his
pieces (except his King) on the Queenside. White still has a Rook and Knight
that have yet to get into the game and his Bishop isn't doing much.
20. Bh4 Ra7 21. Nh3 Rba8
Black can now win the a pawn but has some threats against his
own Center pawns. Black threatens to capture on a2 and then mate on a1. The
White Knight isn't doing much on the edge of the board so White moves it to
a better square. Note that the White King's Rook still is not into the game
yet.
22. Ng5 e6 23. Qd2 Rxa2
Black threatens to mate in two with 24... Ra1+ 25. Qd1 Rxd1#.
24. Nf3 Ra1+ 25. Ne1 Be5
White is still up material but Black has the attack. Black
also has a passed pawn on the c file. Advancing the Center pawns seems to be
the prudent thing to do.
26. e4 c4 27. Kg1 c3
Passed pawns must be pushed! And, the dark-squared Bishop on
e5 anchors the pawn on c3 nicely. White is still, in effect, playing down a
Rook.
28. Qc2 Qb2 29. f3 Qxc2 30. Rxc2 Bd4+
Black is still down a Knight for two pawns but White still
has a Rook that is totally out of play. Thus, Black can afford to trade off
pieces that are blocking the advance of the passed c pawn.
31. Kf1 (I think that 31. Bf2 is better for White.)
Rb8 32. Re2 Rb2!
White cannot stop Black from queening the c pawn.
33. e5 dxe5 (Black is now even on material.) 34.
Bf6 c2 35. Bg5 c1=Q
Although the Queen's lifespan is very short it does serve a
purpose. Black will be up a Bishop and two pawns after the exchange on c1.
We are now 35 moves into the game and the White King's Rook is still out of
play!
36. Bxc1 Rxc1 37. g4 Rxe2 38. Kxe2 Bc3
Black is threatening to exchange on e1 and the White Knight
is pinned because White will lose the Rook on h1 if the Knight moves right
now. Black is up two pawns and one of them is doubled. So, Black needs to
undouble his pawns.
39. h4 f5 40. g5 Kf7 41. Rg1 Rxe1+ 42. Rxe1 Bxe1 43. Kxe1
All of the minor pieces are now off the board and we have a
King and pawn endgame where Black is up two pawns but one of them is
doubled. Black still needs to undouble his pawns to have a clear advantage
here.
Ke7 44. Kf1 Kd6 45. Kf2 Kd5 46. Ke3 Kc4
Black is trying to get the opposition here. He wants to get
the White King out of position and then exchange the doubled e pawn for
White's f pawn.
47. Kd2 Kd4 48. Ke2 e4
Mission accomplished. Now White cannot avoid trading his f
pawn for Black's doubled e pawn.
49. fxe4 fxe4 (Kxe4 was better giving Black connected
passed pawns.) 50. Kf2 Kd3 51. Kg1 Ke3 52. Kf1 Kf3
White has the opposition. Instead of trying to queen the pawn
on e4 Black goes after White's two remaining pawns. Play could continue here
53. Ke1 e3 54. Kf1 e2+ 55. Ke1 e5! 56. Kd2 Kf2 57. Kd3 e1=Q and Black
quickly wins from there.
53. Ke1 Kg4 54. Kf2 Kxh4 55. Ke3 Kxg5
Black is now up 4 passed pawn with one of them being doubled.
I would expect most human players to resign here. I see no point of
commenting on the rest of the game.
56. Ke2? (Why not take the pawn on e4?) Kf4 57. Kf2
e3+ 58. Ke1 Kf3 59. Kf1 h5 60. Ke1 e2 61. Kd2 Kf2 62. Kc3 e1=Q+ 63. Kc2 Qb4
64. Kd3 e5 65. Kc2 Ke2 66. Kc1 Qc3+ 67. Kb1 Kd2 68. Ka2 Qb4 69. Ka1 Kc2 70.
Ka2 Qb2# 0-1
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