Attacking with the Benko Gambit - Part 1 Spielmaterial then verify with engine analysis

then verify with engine analysis

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Attacking with the Benko Gambit - Part 1 Spielmaterial then verify with engine analysisOver the years, it has become difficult for Black to find active and promising perspectives against 1. d4. White players usually strive for a stable, solid and permanent advantage with which they can torment their opponents. The Volga Benk Gambit offers Black the opportunity at the cost of a pawn to destroy these ideals and be the one who calls the shots, because it quickly gives him extremely important strategic advantages superior development,