Thats why the opening is very popular among club players, but also world champions such as veselin topalov, vishy anand and garry kas. Benko gambit motifs in other openings 291 10 benko dojo time 301 11 solutions 322 index of variations 328 index of games 334. The name benko gambit stuck and is particularly used in englishspeaking countries. At least in the west it was pal benko, more than any other, that through his own games, and book, did indeed bring attention to the gambit and made it popular. The benko, budapest, albin and blumenfeld the benko gambit revealed download book. Thats why the opening is very popular among club players, but also world champions such as veselin topalov, vishy anand and garry kasparov. The benoni and benko download book squeezing the gambits.
Although this opening never became a main weapon at the. We offer the widest selection of benko gambit chess books at the lowest prices with sameday shipping. Obviously, the advancements in chess have made these openings seem archaic. The most trouble i have in quick games is with declined cxb5 a6 b6 line. This entertaining guide is part of a series that treats openings in a fresh new way. 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. The database can be searched via many criteria, including chess players, chess opening, player ratings, game result, and the year the chess game was played. The company was founded by three chess players and editors, grandmasters john nunn and murray chandler, and fm graham burgess. Blacks counterplay is very durable compared to many other gambits, in that. One of our main aims of the series is to replicate as much as possible lessons between. Pedersen presents a concise and practical repertoire for black within the benko gambit. The benko gambit move by move supplier of chess books. Top players like magnus carlsen, garry kasparov, and veselin topalov all tried this gambit occasionally or regularly.
Benko gambit accepted fully accepted variation chess opening. 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. The benko gambit is a great opening for anyone who likes aggressive chess. The benko gambit revealed by neil mcdonald, paperback. Rapid e mirzoeva vs e v kovalevskaya, 2014 a57 benko gambit, 34 moves, 01. It was at this juncture that garry kasparov resorted to the benko gambit and won a tense game against wlodzimierz schmidt to help secure the top spot for ussr. A number of complete games in the text allow the reader to get a feel for the middlegame positions which arise. The benko gambit is a provocative opening, in which black sacrifices a pawn for longterm compensation. This is a monograph on the benko gambit opening which concentrates on explaining the strategic plans which black should follow. Black boldly sacrifices a pawn in the opening, and in return gets a secure position, and attractive prospects both in the short term and in the long term. Kingscrusher vs gm adams london lloyds 1993 benko gambit a57. The benko gambit is a great opening fro anyone who likes aggressive chess.
Benko gambit a57 59 by post master published 29092015 updated 05112019 benko gambit or volga gambit is a chess opening characterised by the move 3. In fact, his rating has been above 2300 2338 to be exact. Black sacrifices a pawn in order to activate his pieces on the queenside, and generally gains enduring pressure. Gm boris alterman explores the benko gambit 1 d4 nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5. When he started playing the benko 10 years ago, it was a very good choice for open tournaments and weaker opponents, since it. Pal benkos gambit for bobby fischer to be able to play for the 1972 world chess championship. Cookie policy this website uses cookies to ensure proper functionality of the shopping cart and checkout progress. 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. A letter from bobby fischer to pal benko presented by. July 15, 1928 august 26, 2019 was a hungarianamerican chess player, author, and composer of endgame studies and chess problems. The original name of this opening is the volga gambit, but grandmaster pal benko has promoted this opening, found new ideas and published a book about it in 1974, called the benko gambit. 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.
Shop for benko gambit chess books at us chess federation sales. The dynamic counter play black receives in return for the sacrificed queenside pawns gives black compensation, often lasting all the way into the. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Benko gambit chess books shop for benko gambit chess books. Fianchetto variation gelfand vs ivanchuk, 2002 a58 benko gambit, 46 moves, 01. I say this as someone who utterly fucking hates seeing it whenever im white and happen to play 1. Chessbase editor alejandro ramirez also likes the benko and a while ago revealed its secrets on a dvd. While im not positive that sound is exactly the right terminology, you can rest assured that the benko is a highly, highly regarded opening choice. Black gambits 2 by boris alterman, play the benko gambit by nicolai pedersen, attack with blac. Beginning in the late 1960s, this opening idea was also promoted by pal benko, a hungarianamerican grandmaster, who provided many new suggestions and.
In the final round of the 1986 dubai olympiad, the soviets needed to blank poland 40 to overcome hungarys lead and so claim the gold medals. On this new chessbase dvd, international master andrew martin traces the history of the gambit from the games of opocensky, lundin and stoltz back in the 1930s, through the golden age of bronstein, benko and browne all the way to the present day, where the gambit is as popular as ever. If white fianchettos both bishops playing g3 and b3 black can delay capturing the a6 pawn and recapture later with nxa6. The benko gambit is the ideal way to fight and seize the initiative as black. When he started playing the benko 10 years ago, it was a very good choice for open tournaments and weaker opponents, since it leads to an active game for black. 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. Our new dvd trainer is, according to an early purchaser the best chessbase video to date. The encyclopaedia of chess openings has three codes for the benko gambit. Alejandro ramirez does an absolutely amazing job, and i actually learned how to better assess the middlegame in general, and not just in relation to this particular opening. Pseudosaemisch anand vs adams, 1992 a57 benko gambit, 48 moves, 1212. The benko gambit is one of the most dynamic defences for black against 1. The benko gambit is a great opening for those who like active play. July 15, 1928 august 25, 2019 was a hungarianamerican chess player, author, and composer of endgame studies and chess problems. Black hopes that the open a and b files, combined with a fianchettoed kingbishop, will give him great pressure on the queenside.
The benko gambit also called the volga gambit is one of the most popular choices against 1. E norlin vs f englert, 2014 a57 benko gambit, 47 moves, 01. Either white will advance his epawn and give up the right to castle, or he will. The bishop on a6 a natural part of the benko gambit accepted is a black bishop on a6. The benko gambit by jan pinksi, opening chess book by. The benko gambit by pal benko and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He wrote a book on the benko gambit for rhm publishing in the early 1970s. Strong grandmasters such as shirov are pioneering this line with success which is. The benko gambit by pal benko meet your next favorite book. The benko gambit by jan pinski paperback, 124 pages the benko gambit is one of the most dynamic defences for black against 1. The chess tempo chess database provides over two million searchable chess games. Strong grandmasters such as shirov are pioneering this line with success which is evidence of its soundness.
The main idea is that black gets strong positional pressure against whites queenside, where he has two open files for his rooks after. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The benko gambit is one of the most dynamic defenses for black against 1. The two openings are works of authentic genius and innovative advances in chess theory. Pal benko s gambit for bobby fischer to be able to play for the 1972 world chess championship. However, if one is more interested in book that provides each and every variant and subvariant of the benko gambit, there are probably more appropriate books out there. Without the a line open i just do not have the play that benko player craves. The benko gambit is one of the most dynamic chess defenses for black against 1.
However, learning the inner workings and hearing the reasoning by benko makes reading worthwhile. Ok, what gm has played the benko gambit more than benko himself has. Black sacrifices a pawn as early as move three for enduring positional pressure. Overall the book is set up very nicely and is one of the nicest opening books i have ever read. An attacking repertoire for black the dynamic benko gambit. The benko gambit unknown binding january 1, 1973 by pal benko author visit amazons pal benko page. The gambit guide to the benko gambit by pedersen the benko gambit has enormous appeal to those who like to take the initiative with the black pieces. 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. Benko gambit 4 video series gambit guide mega packs. I was playing a high rated player in this game who has been in the top 100 on gk before. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the opening explorer. 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 benko gambit has been an unpopular choice since the computer isnt too happy to lose a pawn unless absolutely necessary.
The benko gambit or volga gambit is a chess opening characterised by the move 3. Fianchetto variation m vukic vs benko, 1967 a58 benko gambit, 39 moves, 01. I enjoyed directly learning the benko opening and benko gambit from the author. 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 of a6. The book of his includes 20 of his games and he may have played it even more, i dont know. Below is a tenpage letter which bobby fischer wrote to pal benko on 26 february 1979, as transcribed by mr david delucia darien, ct, usa, without any spelling or other changes to fischers text. Black sacrifices a pawn for active play on the queenside and his initiative often continues into the endgame.
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