The Pseudo-Benoni Bukayev Gambit With b7-b5 Which Is Stronger Than the Blumenfeld Gambit
by Yury V. Bukayev
Since this famous blog isn't only about JG, today let me introduce my new analytical invention which was born after my looking at the following won "almost Jerome-ish" GM-GM game:
GM Sandro Mareco - GM Hikaru Nakamura; PRO Chess League (Knock-Out), 2017, rapid, rd 2, Mar-08;
Reti Opening: Reversed Blumenfeld Gambit (A09)
1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.b4 c5 4.e3 dxe3 5.fxe3 cxb4 6.d4 Nf6 7.Bd3 g6 8.a3 bxa3 9.O-O Bg7 10.Bxa3 O-O 11.Nc3 Nc6 12.h3 b6 13.Qe2 Bb7 14.Rac1 Rc8 15.Rfd1 Na5 16.Bb4 Nc6 17.Ba3 Bh6 18.Rc2 Re8 19.c5 e5 20.d5 Nxd5 21.Nxd5 Qxd5 22.Bxg6 Qb3 23.Rd3 Qa4 24.Bxf7+ Kxf7 25.Ng5+ Kg8 26.Qh5 Re7 27.Rf2 Bxg5 28.Qxg5+ Rg7 29.Qf5 Ne7 30.Qxc8+
1-0.
This game let me start to think about possible attacking positions of White's King's Bishop. And then I understood that c2-c4 before the Reversed Blumenfeld Gambit (A09) and ...c7-c5 before the Blumenfeld Gambit (E10) are not necessary moves for making an early gambit by b-pawn! Thus, here is my new gambit:
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Be7 4.d5 b5!!? AN (let me name it as 'Pseudo-Benoni Bukayev Gambit').
The strongest way for White is its acceptance
5.dxe6 fxe6 6.cxb5 ,
and after
6...a6!
or
6...0-0!
Black has enough good counter-play, a serious compensation for the sacrificed pawn.
And it is extremely important that in both cases Black's position is better than Black's position in the Blumenfeld Gambit after 4...b5. In fact, the early move ...Be7 is more useful for a gambit play here than early Benoni's ...c5.
That is why I recommend to study Jerome-ish and "almost Jerome-ish" games to generate new valuable gambit ideas.
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