The Benko Gambit by Pal Benko (1973-08-02)

Benko, Pal

Published by RHM Chess, 1973

About this Item

Jacket has light edgewear, soiling, spine titles are sun-faded, binding sound, inside cover has a sticker remnant and previous owner's stamp, internally clean. It is generally conceded that the best way to get active counterplay and winning chances against 1 P-K4 is to play the Sicilian Defense. But until now, there has been no safe way of seizing the initiative with Black against 1 P-Q4?except to try unsound or overly risky sacrifices. Now there is the Benko Gambit, which has been proved in hundreds of practical games, by even the strongest players, to offer Black dynamic counter-chances with minimum risk. The Benko Gambit, when correctly played, almost guarantees Black the initiative right from the first moves. The gambit is favored by attacking players for its clear strategy and the wide scope it offers the imagination, and by positional stylists, who appreciate its sound pawn structure which allows Black to carry his early initiative deep into the endgame. Indeed, in many of the examples you will find in this book, it is in the endgame where Black finally reaps the rewards of his enterprising choice of opening.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Benko Gambit by Pal Benko (1973-08-02)
• Publisher: RHM Chess
• Publication Date: 1973
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 2nd ptg.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 32 ounces
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