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Benko gambit vs Blumfield counter gambit....
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Jun 14, 2010
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FirebrandX wrote:
Well the Benko is a little more "respected" but I found I always enjoyed declining it with pawn to b6 instead of bxa6. The difference in my opponent's initiative seemed like night and day when I stopped accepting the gambit.
Sure, declining the gambit denies Black his initiative.
But it also denies White his extra pawn.
I play the Black side of the Benko often.
And White's b6 push has always seemed peculiar to me.
Choosing not to accept a gambit is one thing.
But spending an extra tempo to do it is another.
Not only is White not taking the material off the board, but he is wasting a move by pushing the pawn in order to make Black take back in a different manner.
The result is that Black maintains material equality, gains a half-open b-file, and doesn't seem to have any major problems.
I consider that a success for Black.
--CM
Come someone explain to me what the real difference between these openings are...