ChessBase is a personal, stand-alone chess database that has become the standard throughout the world. Everyone uses ChessBase, from the World Champion to the amateur next door. It is the program of choice for anyone who loves the game and wants to know more about it.
As highlighted in the first part of this mini-series on the Benko gambit, studying this opening can be useful for club players to improve their game in general. After all, in the Benko, the most important aspects of chess, strategy, tactics and the endgame, often come into play.
By studying games of the great masters, we can see how top players bring their pieces to beautiful squares to increase the pressure on their opponent's position. Moreover, you can also learn how to evaluate positions correctly.
In the diagram position that arose in a blitz game between Etienne Bacrot and Magnus Carlsen from 2006, Black has regained the gambit pawn and is now slightly better. But why - and how should he proceed?
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