The Benko Gambit

The Benko Gambit
Author: Jan Pinski
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9789197524384

The Benko Gambit is one of the most dynamic defences for Black against 1.d4 and is favoured by world class players such as Veselin Topalov and Alexander Khalifman, both of whom have used this defence to score memorable victories. The dynamic counterplay Black receives in return for the sacrificed queenside pawn gives Black compensation, often lasting all the way into the endgame. In this entertaining and instructive book renowned theoretician Jan Pinski clearly identifies the critical lines every player needs to know in order to play this opening, and clearly explains the core ideas of the opening. Besides being completely up-to-date and thoroughly researched, the book also contains a large amount of new analysis, including in the currently popular Epishin variation.

The Dynamic Benko Gambit

The Dynamic Benko Gambit
Author: Sergey Kasparov
Publisher: New In Chess,Csi
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Benko gambit (Chess)
ISBN: 9789056914066

The Benko Gambit is a great opening for those who like active play. Black sacrifices a pawn in order to activate his pieces on the queenside, and generally gains enduring pressure. It has been played by recent world champions like Veselin Topalov, Vishy Anand and Garry Kasparov, and is a popular choice with amateurs all over the world. Grandmaster Sergey Kasparov, who has extensive experience with the Benko, presents a complete repertoire for Black, with many new ideas and improvements on existing theory. This book is accessible for the average club player but stronger players, too, will learn many things they didn't know.

The Modernized Benko Gambit

The Modernized Benko Gambit
Author: Milos Perunovic
Publisher: Fighters Repertoire
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2018-01-20
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9789492510211

The Benko Gambit is the ideal way to fight and seize the initiative for Black. Grandmaster Perunovic revisited all the modern lines and provided unbiased coverage of the more recent ideas, the most important being the delay of the recapture on a6. He found and tested in practical play, many new but still typical Benko manoeuvres. If you wanna surprise the 1.d4 player, this book and opening is the perfect tool!

The Benko Gambit Revealed

The Benko Gambit Revealed
Author: Neil McDonald
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2004
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780713488685

The Benko Gambit, named after the Hungarian player Pal Benko, who pioneered it, has long been a favorite opening of dynamic tournament chess players. This entertaining guide is part of a series that treats openings in a fresh new way. “First Moves” leads you through the basics as you start the gambit. “Tricks and Traps” reveals the secrets of catching out your opponent. And “What’s Hot” divulges the very latest ideas from the champions. A detailed table summarizes the main variations, with assessments.

The Benko Gambit: Move by Move

The Benko Gambit: Move by Move
Author: Junior Tay
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Total Pages: 695
Release:
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1781941599

This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge. The Benko Gambit is a popular choice for those who like to seize the initiative as Black. For the price of a pawn, Black gets tremendous queenside pressure and puts White on the defensive early in the game. Players are attracted by the fact that Black's plans are so clear cut, while White is often reduced to simply dealing with Black's threats. In this book, Benko expert Junior Tay invites you to join him in studying his favourite opening. He examines the main plans for both sides, provides a repertoire for Black and answers all the key questions.

Play the Benko Gambit

Play the Benko Gambit
Author: Nicolai V. Pedersen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Benko gambit (Chess)
ISBN: 9781857446340

The Benko Gambit is undoubtedly one of Black's most exciting openings. In return for a pawn investment Black gains long-term pressure, which is so strong it often lasts into the endgame! White must decide whether to grab the pawn and hold on, or to choose a more aggressive approach. Either way, Black succeeds in unbalancing the position from a very early stage.In this book, Nicolai V. Pedersen presents a practical repertoire for Black within the Benko Gambit. He also covers various options White has of avoiding the Benko, and how to deal with these situations.

The Benko Gambit

The Benko Gambit
Author: Junior Tay
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781781941577

The Benko Gambit is a popular choice for those who like to seize the initiative as Black. For the price of a pawn, Black gets tremendous queenside pressure and puts White on the defensive early in the game.

The Modern Benoni

The Modern Benoni
Author: Marian Petrov
Publisher: Grandmaster Repertoire
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Chess
ISBN: 9781907982590

The Modern Benoni arises after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6. It leads to unbalanced structures and exciting play, so it has naturally been a favourite of ambitious attacking players such as Tal, Fischer and, more recently, Topalov, Ivanchuk and Gashimov.The Modern Benoni is a bold answer to 1.d4 and GM Marian Petrov shows it is possible to play this line confidently without memorizing extreme levels of theory. Black must certainly be well prepared, but the workload is less than most aggressive defences - this book supplies all Black needs to know.