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Benko Gambit

Black sacrifices a queenside pawn for lasting open-file pressure.

A57–A59intermediateadvancedAbout 16 minutes

Key concepts

  • • positional sacrifice
  • • open files
  • • queenside pressure

White's plans

  • • Consolidate the extra pawn

Black's plans

  • • Pressure a- and b-files
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