White faced a much different opening than the more common Queen's Gambit, and he didn't know what to do with his pieces. After a reasonable opening, this confusion led to the loss of a bishop. Black does an excellent job of attacking on the dark squares this game. 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 Black offers the Benko Gambit. He hopes to open up files on the queenside for an attack, not allowing White to gain the usual opening initiative. 4.a4 White declines with a playable line. 4...b4 5.Nd2 e6 6.e4 Bd6 7.Ngf3 Qc7 8.Bd3 Ng4 9.g3

9.h3 leads to easier play after 9...Ne5 10.Nxe5 Bxe5 11.Nf3. White's pieces are not blocking each other as happens in the game. Bb7 10.0-0 h5 11.Nb3 White moves his knight to a dead square on b3. Re1 is better. The knight may later go to f1 for defense. 11...Na6 12.Nbd2 White moves it back. 12.Qe2, followed by Re1, is more useful. 12...f6 13.b3 Ne5 14.Bb2? White blunders the bishop on d3. Two playable lines are 14.Be2, or 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Ra2 h4 16.Nf3. 14...Nxd3 15.Qc2 Nxb2 16.Qxb2 h4! 17.Nxh4 Be5 This is a nice skewer. 18.Qb1 Bxa1 19.Qxa1 Qe5 20.Qxe5 fxe5 21.Ng6 Rh5 22.g4 Rg5 23.Nh8 Rxg4+ 24.Kh1 Ke7 25.f3 Rg5 26.Rf2 exd5 27.exd5 Rxh8 28.Ne4 Rg6 29.Ng3 Bc8 30.Nf5+ Kf6 31.Ng3 Rxg3 32.a5 e4 It's time to think about the next game.

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