Benko Gambit - Chess Openings Explained

Jonathan Schrantz teaches the Benko Gambit. Learn what to do after 3...b5. See a game where white faltered, a game where black deviated from the correct line, and a game where both sides played well.
2015.11.09
A58 Benko gambit accepted
Harikrishna vs. Tregubov, 2004: A58 Benko gambit accepted
Peralta vs. Perez Mitjans, 2015: A58 Benko gambit, fianchetto variation

[@steelyspielbergo]

Wow, someone listened to me. It's like my existence has meaning! Thanks!

[@TremendousSax]

Good call!

[@alwynsmit6626]

U suggested the Benko gambit! u have good taste sir :D

[@TimJapan]

I'm glad you asked.

[@sunrevolver]

Great call!

[@dgmisal1979]

Putting this together with the Benoni trilogy makes a great lesson series. Thanks so much. I've really enjoyed Jonathan's lectures. Very well prepared and presented.

[@eduardodelagarza3318]

I love when someone is able to explain a main line variation of an opening and its ideas. I've been playing this variation for quite a while now and I really learned a lot from this video. Specifically that white shouldn't get crazy and try to play f4, e5 and f5. I really feel that as a non-member of the chess club I shouldn't have any say on what topic will be covered on the lecture but since Jonathan encouraged us to submit some openings I would really like to see the samisch variation of the kings indian as black or a recommendation on how to play against the caro kann as white. Thank you very much for all the videos I really enjoy them!

[@kmktruthserum9328]

Im here because finegold got crazy honestly

[@minsungkim6792]

@@kmktruthserum9328 are you suggesting he wasn't before?

[@yuvalp3403]

R.I.P Pal Benko, You shall be missed.

[@PinnedKnight]

I really like your way of presenting. involving the audience and your dry sense of humour. Thx for the video.

[@aitorgarcia1147]

This new series of chess lectures are awesome and very well delivered! I hope to see some grunfeld ideas in the next videos. Thnks!

[@JosephTruelson]

Amazing lectures, I'm surprised at how well the plans are explained here.

[@guilhermezambon4159]

I've just played against this variation of the Benko and I did pretty well because of this lecture. Very instructive, thank you Jonathan ;)

[@WatcherFromTheVoid]

very informative with simple understanding. Thanks very clearly able to listen too

[@Kittyboyfan]

5:55 But it's not hanging, White has Qa4 at the end winning a piece :)

[@yadasampatidasa8690]

But what happens after Qa4+ Bd7?

[@yoannhappe9281]

@@yadasampatidasa8690 Qxe4 I guess...

[@priyharshgangwar]

@@yadasampatidasa8690 Don't play Qa4+ directly. After Nxe4 or Bxe4 capture that minor piece first and once black recaptures then do Qa4+ winning the piece

[@hnalike7778]

I understood the importance of d3 square and the move rookb1. Both key aquares as well as e5. I think its the soul of this opening. Thanks alot. A few more videos of some advanced variations will be appreciated. As we all know there isnt enough stuff about benko gambit available.

[@losyart]

very likeable guy i like his lecture a lot

[@dariopirtea5409]

Very nice explain the chess openings. I wish you continued success!

[@bigbrother5024]

Great lecture, thanks, keep 'em coming! Even more rewarding to watch at 0.9x speed :-) so no problem cramming a lot of information in the hour. Please keep asking quick "what's the best next move" questions even if your audience is baffled, it's a nice cue to pause the video and have a quick think.

[@badrinouss]

Greate Job Jonathan, I like he bot Videos, I'm Waiting for the next

[@DJrouxy]

Very nice covering ! thanks

[@DavidRodriguez-fj1wi]

As a chess coach I like the format of the lesson.

[@SimsHacks]

great videos! thanks for them! -greets from Czechia by 1700 FIDE player

[@MISSIONRIDERMOTOVLOG]

Never regretted my subscription

[@Greg763]

Thank you Jonathan

[@renehenriksen1735]

Nice to get some coverage on the Benko-gambit or Volga-gambit as it is also known....

[@Royce1508]

Thanks for the lecture Jonathan, very nice again. As an idea for any next lectures, I think it would be nice to look at the Petroff defense for black. Especially I would be interested in some of blacks more aggresive lines in this opening, if those lines even exist(?).

[@deadlysilent7120]

today i learned that something so small and simple shouldn't be taken for granted like the D3 square

[@chandrasekarplanck5934]

I follow your channel. Great videos to share with us beginners.

[@klimtkiller]

can you do a vid on the french defence where it goes like e4 e6 d4 d5 nd2 (or nc3) dxe4 nxe4. (then i guess nf6 is correct?) it's what i play but i don't know if that is an accurate variation.

[@wormtownpaul]

Great video! Any chance of a follow up where the gambit is declined?

[@bikash7773]

thanks for this video. Could you please make some video on middle game based on french defence

[@antoniovarela4444]

Thanks again for the insight. If we can choose i would vote for the Sicilian Kan, with 4. ... a6, without the Maroczy Bind to follow.

[@lestrelincom]

Very nice introduction to the main line of the Volga Gambit. I'll take some of your insights to build my lesson (i'm trainer too). I've juste a little problem : you gave 2 references of games in the comments of the video but you're actually showing three of them :) Can you precise which one is what ?

[@crows671]

Jonathan is an incredible teacher

[@duumitri]

thanks so much for this one :)

[@nathanmillington5003]

In the final game, what could black have done differently to prevent white from gaining such an advantage? Or is it simply the case that white will always win with accurate play? thanks.

[@bombrix5195]

Dear administration of the channel! I think this video should be renamed to "... Benko gambit, fianchetto variation". It would be much more precise and helpful. Like the first video of this series: "... slav, Noteboom variation". Thanks for the video)

[@user-hz5kp9ur7d]

Very nice video! suggestion: Paulsen/Taimanov/Kan . Our sicilian really needs improving!

[@MrLimon27]

I love gambits x3

[@mejva]

I request some main Gruenfeld variations

[@soumyashekharsaha148]

please cover the benoni defence in detail. it is only the gambit

[@pramodnvs54]

can we know how to play against the sicilian najdorf and french defense as white?

[@user-jm6ml3rn3s]

53.58 -- what if instead of Kf7 and then ..R:c7 +- black would have chosen Rc1+ Kg2 Qd1 (Qh1++) ?

[@guilhermealves1109]

Александр Конев White has mate nets. Instead of 1...Kf7, if 1...Rc1+ 2.Kg1 Qd1 (threatening Qh1#), White has 3.Qb8+ Kg7 (3...Kf7 4.Qe8+ follow the same) 4.Ne6+ Kh6 (4...Kf7 5.Qf8#) 5. Qf8+ Kh5 6.g4+ Kh4 7.Qh6#

[@antanaszilakauskis3393]

Can you show the benoni against d4 Nf6 c4 c5 e3

[@TomasOvechkinZ]

Hi, just wanted to ask, what program are you using? :)

[@jl_woodworks]

ChessBase

[@Zhurii]

20:24 you forgot NA2 puting pressure to room then if knight khite tale knight black Black Bb2 double attack to both white rook and the black can win white rook in exchange of bishop or knight

[@Jay-ro7zu]

at 22:22 Black can also play Bc2!?

[@davidlagergren7816]

Some Dutsch (attacking) lines are my request. Or the Grand prix attack!

[@SyncChrome]

Queen's Indian ftw... Petrosian variation. Seems like a good lecture for Mr.Akobian.

[@sheikmanzoor5003]

""That's kind of the biggest secrets in chess. Just don't do anything ""🔥😂

[@uberto8966]

I request for Modern Scandinavian Defense or Caro-Kann

[@krishnachaitanyag.v2327]

Yes it's good

[@loganduvick9563]

I would like to see the closed sicilian.

[@MagmaTeja]

It's amazing how you get massacred if you don't know your openings...

[@peristiloperis7789]

That's why I came here. I have just lost a game as white in this gambit. It's a pain.

[@valentijnraw]

Dat cough doe

[@girishramawat3260]

queen Indian defence please sir😃

[@smashu2]

first game is very low caliber for a 2500 player is that 2500 ELO or american rating ??

[@gregbattis]

2500 in USCF is about 2300-2350-2400 FIDE somewhere in that area of rating. Generally when people talk about ratings over 2200 they mean FIDE ratings here in the US.

[@manfredbley1908]

about 6:00: ...Bf5? provocates e4, which makes the weakness on d3? But e4 with a tempo makes the white position much better, coz the B. has to go back, which loses a tempo. Of course Nxe4 is not possible. he think he changed the variations! thats not a good quality. (...Nxe4 Qa4 +-)

[@optionalroux4347]

benko played f5 sometimes, maybe thats a interesting idea to weaken d5

[@user-dl8vd8tv3d]

moderen benoni part 4

[@wartinskater]

anyone also ears somebody wailing in the background?

[@abkarahmed9180]

there is no concentraton in the lecture.

[@girishramawat3260]

plz

[@SurrealSam5808]

First! remember when that was a thing...

[@WilliamStoner]

I understand this was designed for KZbin (looks and motions to the camera frequently), but the instructor needs to talk to the audience that's actually there and not the camera, it comes off as in insult to the audience in most cases. Refer to Ben Finegold's style, he appeals to both the camera and the audience.

[@WilliamStoner]

+William Stoner Other than that this was a good topic and it was well-presented.

[@MichelNabil]

he also keeps on calling his audience "The Intelligent people" when he asks them to predict the next best move... which holds a funny humor in itself yea, but also its a bit insulting to them if they didn't predict the right answer..

[@bigbrother5024]

+Michel Nabil Obviously he knows a lot of folks in the audience personally, so I don't think it can be insulting.

[@bigbrother5024]

+William Stoner True, speaking to both the audience and the camera would look more "pro". Actually the general rule is to never look into the camera, if you break the 4th wall viewers get confused and drop whatever they're doing in front of the screen :-p

[@DragonBuddah]

+William Stoner I had the impression it was meant to be just a video recording, but then they allowed some people to attend it and they became "the audience".

[@danielwitt9245]

The ponziani opening would have been simpler. I don't like it when grandmasters simplify matter but its got to be said player can get a bit stupid and ask for it.

[@samuelvavia8920]

Levy hates the Benko

[@RexNunc]

Fettuccine the bishop.

[@abkarahmed9180]

concentration

[@jordge2002]

how about some KIA

[@codebuddy3891]

So, benko is not good opening for white

[@victorzaak]

so like one of the way blacks can counter it

[@turkiyett0928]

20:30 not hard

[@viktorstojanovski4574]

Pirc

[@Shomus]

cough cough cough cough cough

[@DTFERNANMM]

The video is great as many other of his but he makes a very annoying throat noise every 1 or 2 sentences, he really needs to work on that

[@MrLinoventura]

bla bla bla . ...it's long !

[@jordge2002]

how about some KIA