An attacking repertoire for black book online at best prices in india on. The benko gambit is really a good opening to play to dictate play throughout the game. How to play the benko gambit chess openings for black with. In his opinion, the only way for white to test the benko is to accept the gambit, the main line of this book. The spiritual forebearer of the modern volga benko gambit. Benko structure, we can expect to see black being a little ahead in development, and white somehow relating to blacks actions in a strategy of containment. The benko gambit is the ideal way to fight and seize the initiative as black. Instead of taking the pawn, white starts fighting for the initiative by playing 4. Pedersen presents a concise and practical repertoire for black within the benko gambit. Maybe its the new book from from quality chess grandmaster repertoire 12 by marian petrov.
Either white will advance his epawn and give up the right to castle, or he will. For the price of a pawn, black gets tremendous queenside pressure and puts white on the defensive early in the game. Perunovics aim is to offer the essential variations and themes for black, both in terms of concrete variations and conceptual ideas. In his analysis, gm postny proves that even if black plays correctly, white manages to retain a small edge in a riskfree position. Tips4chess book of the week volga gambit benko gambit. Bronsteins famous game at zurich 1953 is widely considered the first such gambit, although lundin played it earlier, including in a game against bronstein, and russian masters had analyzed it in print before bronstein played this game. Beginning in the late 1960s, this opening idea was also promoted by pal benko, a hungarianamerican grandmaster, who provided many new suggestions and published his book the benko gambit in 1974. The bishop on a6 a natural part of the benko gambit accepted is a black bishop on a6. Robert james bobby fischer march 9, 1943 january 17, 2008 was an american chess prodigy, grandmaster, and the eleventh world chess champion. The benko gambit offers black the possibility, at the cost of a pawn, to shatter these ideals and to be the one who is in the drivers seat as he takes a quick hold of extremely important strategical advantages superior development, better piece prospects, easier play, clarity of plan, sounder pawn structure, among others. The benko gambit also called the volga gambit is one of the most popular choices against 1. Using illustrative games, he examines the critical main lines of the gambit, the tricky sidelines and also explains how to meet the various options white has of avoiding the benko. In this opening repertoire, im christof sielecki gives you the toolset you need to combat 1.
Black sacrifices a pawn for active play on the queenside and his initiative often continues into the endgame. Beginning in the late 1960s, this opening idea was also promoted by hungarianamerican grandmaster pal benko, who provided many new suggestions and published his book the benko gambit in 1974. The dvd contains 6 hours video lessons, the latest chessbase 9. Fischers 60 memorable games a youtube kingscrusher playlist of fischers 60 memorable games. The benko gambit is one of the most dynamic chess defenses for black against 1. The benko gambit chess openings with gm damian lemos duration. With this move, white prepares to fianchetto the bishop to g2. He found and tested in practical play, many new but still typical benko manoeuvres. May 22, 2018 fischers 60 memorable games a youtube kingscrusher playlist of fischers 60 memorable games. In his 1974 book, benko drew a distinction between the benko gambit and the volga gambit.
The dynamic counter play black receives in return for the sacrificed queenside pawns gives b. Benko gambit chess books shop for benko gambit chess books. If you like the content on this channel, please subscribe here. The benko gambit by jan pinski meet your next favorite book. The company was founded by three chess players and editors, grandmasters john nunn and murray chandler, and fm graham burgess. The benko gambit is one of the most dynamic defenses for black against 1. The benko gambit by jan pinksi, opening chess book by. The benko gambit, also called as the volga gambit, is a chess opening in the benoni defense with the following moves. The benko gambit by pal benko meet your next favorite book. Although this opening never became a main weapon at the.
This book is about the benko gambit which has served me well for the past 14 years in correspondence chess and overtheboard play. The benko gambit quality chess chess book by quality chess. The benko gambit is one of the most well respected gambits in chess. The name benko gambit stuck and is particularly used in englishspeaking countries. The book is mainly split into eight sections, each focusing on a particular set up how to face the benko variation. The 2010 update includes many recent games from topclass play and produces a balanced portrait of how the gambit stands today.
The benko gambit is one of the most dynamic defences for black against 1. The last two sections 7,8 elaborate on less popular ways to encounter the gambit, namely rejecting the benko pawn b5 altogether. Essential guidance and training in the benko gambitutilizes an ideal approach to chess studyincludes a benko gambit repertoire for black. Championship with 1111, the only perfect score in the history of the tournament. This is certainly the scenario benko players are afraid of. Cookie policy this website uses cookies to ensure proper functionality of. Tips4chess book of the week volga gambit benko gambit a5859 by anatoly karpov tips4chess books october 20, 2018. Gambit publications a dedicated chess book publisher, whose aim is to produce a select range of quality chess books aimed at players of all levels. Chapter 8 briefly canvases 5 benko gambit fully declined lines. In his first opening database, gm evgeny postny provides us with a complete repertoire against the benko gambit. Repertoire for 1 d4 part 5 queens gambit conclusion and book recommendation. Several years ago i taught the basics to a lowerrated student who has done very well with it, even drawing me in a rated tournament game. Thats why the opening is very popular among club players, but also world champions such as veselin topalov, vishy anand and garry kasparov have played the benko.
How to play the benko gambit chess openings for black. I saw a john federovitch lecture where he said it was busted at gm level because of the b6 benko. Bobby fischer 11th world chess champion games youtube. He lived in the united states until his death on august 26, 2019. The benko gambit, also called as the volga gambit, is a chess opening. The benko gambit by pal benko and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Chesspub forum perunovic is writing a book on the benko. Essential guidance and training in the benko gambit utilizes an ideal approach to chess study includes a benko gambit repertoire for black.
Without the a line open i just do not have the play that benko player craves. Oct 04, 2018 the benko gambit got its name in honor of the hungarianamerican grandmaster pal benko, who contributed a lot to the theoretical development of the benko gambit in the 1960s and 1970s. He examines the main plans for both sides, provides a repertoire for black and answers all the key questions. Dec 16, 2012 the benko gambit is really a good opening to play to dictate play throughout the game. Although some players may prefer to decline the gambit if they are unfamiliar you will amost always see white accept. The most trouble i have in quick games is with declined cxb5 a6 b6 line. The benko gambit got its name in honor of the hungarianamerican grandmaster pal benko, who contributed a lot to the theoretical development of the benko gambit in the 1960s and 1970s. The surprise counter gambit b6 is an effective weapon against the benko gambit, which offers white effective strategic plans such as nf3d2c4, and a4a5 in some variations. May 20, 2014 in this book, benko expert junior tay invites you to join him in studying his favourite opening.
Nov 01, 2019 the spiritual forebearer of the modern volga benko gambit. I cant remeber the game that was supposed to be the refutation but i think radjabov was white. It has many long term prospects of applying pressure on the centre and blacks queenside. See a game where white faltered, a game where black deviated. Strong grandmasters such as shirov are pioneering this line with success which is evidence of its soundness. The benko gambit or if you prefer the eastern european version, the volga gambit arises after the moves 1 d4 if6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5. It gives the second player the opportunity of setting up a strategic battle mixed with tactical elements that turns out to be successful very often. Players are attracted by the fact that blacks plans are so clear cut, while white is often reduced to simply dealing with blacks threats. The benko gambit is a popular choice for those who like to seize the initiative as black. His book my 60 memorable games, published in 1969, remains a revered work in all chess literature. The benko gambit is a great opening for anyone who likes aggressive chess.
The dynamic counter play black receives in return for the sacrificed queenside pawns gives black compensation, often lasting all the way into the endgame. Beginning in the late 1960s, this opening idea was. Cookie policy this website uses cookies to ensure proper functionality of the shopping cart and checkout progress. For this reason it is one of the main lines stemming from the benoni defense. I am an international master from germany with an elo rating of 2441 april 2017. Benko with the benko gambit position in 2005 some chess openings he pioneered are named for him. This book is a really a good introduction to the opening while having enough depth for players well above my a level. We offer the widest selection of benko gambit chess books at the lowest prices with sameday shipping. This book is a really a good introduction to the opening while having enough depth for.