Chess World.net presents Blitz #443 vs IM QvC (2337) Benko Gambit

[TheBallsAreInert]

He shouldn't have resigned...he still could have done Qe8 to buy himself time.

[caseygris]

one of my favorites! keep it up!

[herbs4mike]

I think on move 21 I would have went straight for the knight to c6 attacking the rook and give up the b pawn. eventually trying to get to b4 or get that damn white bishop protecting that pawn.

If he exchanges queens he'll lose at least 1 of the two center pawns and you'll have a rook on the 7th protected by the pawn trapping the King. Nice position to be in....... If you're the black player (which you were, LOL)

[shayeeX]

Bravo!

[chopboxx]

I think you got lucky there, in that you should have taken his knight one move earlier. Instead, after 21. Rb1, if Black had played Rb3, you'd have been in trouble. You speculate that it would have been possible to sac your queen for rook and knight, but indeed that is speculative. What do you think?

[IndyJoner]

bloody well done

[tave2344]

bloody good video

[icaruspassion]

At 3:09 bxc4 was playable apparently. Rybka thinks that 17...Qb7 holds the pawn, but the evaluation doesn't really change.

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[+0.67] d=19 18.Bxc4 Rfc8 19.Rc3 Ng4 20.Rb3 Nxe3 21.fxe3 Qb6 22.Nc3 Qa7 23.Bxa6 Qxa6 24.Rb4 Rc4 25.Rxc4 Qxc4 26.Ra1 Be5 27.g3 Ra5 28.Kf2 Bxc3 29.bxc3 Kg7 30.Kg2 (0:00:50) 7111kN

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Love the games. Thanks for posting them!

[jessicafischerqueen]

After your c4, he took a full minute for his next move.

You outplayed him positionally and tactically- bloody good show

[dan112358]

That back row sequence was fairly obvious, I'm surprised he missed it, considering his rating.

[Ruxistico]

you steamrolled that guy. Awesome game.

[hecdaca2007]

Very nice game!

[HomelessTwit]

that was awesome!

[garrywarney]

another IM scalp! Nice.

[numbcore]

NIce, you kind of taught me how strong a centralized queen can be in the middle game

[jewbinson]

Qb4!!

Really nice play on the queenside imo

[l3xrun]

not mating since he has Qe1 after RxB1, but you end up something like a rook and pawn ahead, as well as the clock advantage, and he had a resignable position. Great game, was grinning to myself waiting for you to realise QxD4 if Qh6 a move earlier, much easier to see things when you're just sitting back analysing though. :) Keep up the videos

[mavaddat]

So nice! Very quick tactical insight.

[marticus42]

I love when you get inspired at 6:50  Just listen to the epiphany! And later 7:12 Brilliant.

Also, love your games and keep the blitz and Instructive games coming! Thank you KC.

[LeonComposer]

what a gorgeous-looking move, your last one! :D

[KalkiAwaits]

Great play in this one - Was cool how right in the end you figured out his blunder and he resigned. I love your videos, and you have inspired me to do this also. I have 3 games so far please check them out. Keep this coming!

[teddster214]

very nice Qxa3!!!