In the previous episode of this mini-course on the Benkö Gambit we discussed variations, in which the light-squared bishops are exchanged and White loses the right to castle. In these so-called "king walk" lines White needs a lot of time to complete his development.
But White can avoid the exchange of light-squared bishops and many players indeed prefer to fianchetto the bishop, which leads to different positions.
In many openings move-orders crucial but move-orders in the Benkö are often not that important. However, you still have to be careful!
In the diagram position, White apparently was still on autopilot: he just played played 13.b3?, a logical move with a tactical flaw. Do you see how Black took advantage of this mistake?
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