Article Number
LORAVPTBG
Author
Play the Benko Gambit
204 pages, paperback, Maxwell Macmillan Chess, 1991
Discontinued
The Benko Gambit, a positional pawn sacrifice which aims to achieve lasting pressure on the queenside, has survived the rigours of to decades of tournament play to remain one of Black's most successful 'defences' to 1.d4.
Indian Master and trainer Vaidyanathan Ravikumar has himself gained much success with the Benko. His survey of current theory, explaining key ideas and including 77 complete illustrative games, will prove invaluable both to club and tournament players.
Indian Master and trainer Vaidyanathan Ravikumar has himself gained much success with the Benko. His survey of current theory, explaining key ideas and including 77 complete illustrative games, will prove invaluable both to club and tournament players.
| EAN | 1857440145 |
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| Manufacturer | Maxwell Macmillan Chess |
| Medium | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1991 |
| Author | Vaidyanathan Ravikumar |
| Language | English |
| ISBN-10 | 1857440145 |
| Pages | 204 |
| Binding | paperback |
| Name | Maxwell Macmillan Chess |
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001 A Short History of the Benko Gambit
003 Conceptual and Structual Introduction
009 1. The Gambit Accepted with Artificial Castling
041 2. White Retains Castling: 8.Nd2
048 3. The Gambit Accepted: Fianchetto Variations
086 4. The Quiet Variation: 5.e3
148 5. The Gambit Accepted: 7.f4 Aggressive System
156 6. The Gambit Declined: The Modern Variation
167 7. The Gambit Declined: Other Lines
201 List of Variations and Illustrative Games
003 Conceptual and Structual Introduction
009 1. The Gambit Accepted with Artificial Castling
041 2. White Retains Castling: 8.Nd2
048 3. The Gambit Accepted: Fianchetto Variations
086 4. The Quiet Variation: 5.e3
148 5. The Gambit Accepted: 7.f4 Aggressive System
156 6. The Gambit Declined: The Modern Variation
167 7. The Gambit Declined: Other Lines
201 List of Variations and Illustrative Games