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How To Beat 1.d4 With The Benko!

How To Beat 1.d4 With The Benko!

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What is the best-scoring opening against 1.d4 at the 2000 level and below?

It's the Benko Gambit - and after watching my two new videos on this opening, both featuring wins by Magnus Carlsen in 2021, you will understand why!

You'll also discover the key ideas of the Benko Gambit for Black, and how to punish some of White's typical mistakes! 

Our first game sees Carlsen win quickly against GM Andrew Tang (penguingm1) using the Benko Gambit. Remember to like the video, it helps me out a ton!

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Our second game sees Carlsen outplaying one of the youngest GMs of all time, Dommarajan Gukesh, when White goes for the Fianchetto Variation! It's a great game and well worth your time to watch:

That's all for today! Comment below with what you learned from my two Grandmaster chess videos!

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