Cooke, Eric vs Mensch, Etienne
Budapest FS04 IM · Round 2 · 1998.04.05 · 1-0 · A57 Benko Gambit Accepted: Pawn Return Variation
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[Event "Budapest FS04 IM"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "1998.04.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Cooke, Eric"] [Black "Mensch, Etienne"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "79"] [WhiteElo "2265"] [WhiteFideId "2006316"] [BlackElo "2225"] [BlackFideId "604992"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [ECO "A57k"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. b6 d6 6. Nc3 Qxb6 7. g3 g6 8. Bg2 Bg7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Nd2 a5 11. Nc4 Qb4 12. Ne3 Ng4 13. Nxg4 Bxg4 14. Bd2 Na6 15. O-O Rfb8 16. Rb1 Qb7 17. h3 Bd7 18. Kh2 Nc7 19. e3 Bf5 20. e4 Bd7 21. f4 Nb5 22. Qe1 Qa6 23. e5 Nxc3 24. Bxc3 Bb5 25. Rf2 Re8 26. Rd1 a4 27. a3 f5 28. Qe3 Rad8 29. Rfd2 Rb8 30. Re1 Qc8 31. Bf3 Bd7 32. Red1 Bb5 33. g4 Rf8 34. gxf5 Qxf5 35. Kg3 Bh6 36. Qe4 Bxf4+ 37. Kg2 Qg5+ 38. Bg4 Bxd2 39. Bxd2 Qh4 40. Be6+ 1-0