Black punishes not taking the second pawn by 5 e3
E Kurochkina vs E Guo, 2010 (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 0-1
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3
K Georgiev vs I Rogers, 1993  (A57) Benko Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1
similar to Game 2 lastdog-except alt plays 7....0-0
A Esbensen vs O Pedersen, 2006 (A57) Benko Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
6.f3 Early Queen Trades benefit Black in the Benko
I Ilic vs K Stead, 2001 (A58) Benko Gambit, 35 moves, 0-1
g3- Moves up to 11...Na6? Nbd7 is preferred Alterman-Odeev g3
G Nsubuga vs R W Smith, 1998 (A58) Benko Gambit, 60 moves, 0-1
sim to game 4 notes to responses to 12 h3!
K Panczyk vs Benjamin, 1981 (A59) Benko Gambit, 35 moves, 0-1
G5 Alt GG- all the way to 16 ... Bxc3!
V Akobian vs D Gurevich, 2004  (A59) Benko Gambit, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game mentioned on page 29
Korchnoi vs B Alterman, 1992 (A57) Benko Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0
g6 Alt GG- first 11 moves
B Milenkovic vs S Kasparov, 2009  (A58) Benko Gambit, 17 moves, 0-1
A Greenfeld vs J Polgar, 1989  (A57) Benko Gambit, 40 moves, 0-1
Game 7 matches until move 18... where tn Ne5!? is played
G W Scott vs O Jackson, 2013 (A58) Benko Gambit, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
G8 except move 15 where ng5!? was played in book
V Lazarev vs N Ristic, 2001  (A58) Benko Gambit, 57 moves, 0-1
= game 9 The e3 system
J Piket vs Topalov, 1997  (A57) Benko Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1
G10 declining the gambit by 4 b3?
F Svane vs T Haugaard, 2017 (A57) Benko Gambit, 18 moves, 0-1
g11 returning the pawn with 5.b6 a good ten moves
K Weber vs M C Nicholls, 1999 (A57) Benko Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0
G12 although 9 f4?! in book -pawn return variation
T Shaked vs R Anderson, 1992  (A57) Benko Gambit, 37 moves, 0-1
G13 the straightforward 5...qxb6 10 moves match
G Giorgadze vs Adams, 1996 (A57) Benko Gambit, 41 moves, 1-0
g15 matches until move 11 5...e6!? a dynamic reply
E Garnelli vs D Radovanovic, 2000 (A57) Benko Gambit, 21 moves, 0-1
= g16 black gets stuck in passive play
Karpov vs B Belotti, 1993  (A57) Benko Gambit, 50 moves, 1-0
g16 matches until move 20
D Zilberstein vs M Martinez, 2005 (A57) Benko Gambit, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
g17 older sidelines -pawn grabbing by white matches till 10
A Braun vs R Mainka, 2004 (A57) Benko Gambit, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
G18 sideline matches till 12
B Lalic vs Khalifman, 1997  (A57) Benko Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1
g19 matches till move 16 older sidelines
E Karnaukhova vs E Paehtz, 2001  (A57) Benko Gambit, 45 moves, 0-1
=g20 older sidelines
D Rogozenco vs B Alterman, 1992 (A43) Old Benoni, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
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