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 one of the most well respected gambits in chess. 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. 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. Dec 31, 2010 hi, i thought i would write a short piece on the benko gambit with some example games. Tarjan vs p cleghorn, 1977 a58 benko gambit, 33 moves, 10. In his first opening database, gm evgeny postny provides us with a complete repertoire against 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.
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. 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. Csom vs s mariotti, 1981 a58 benko gambit, 40 moves, 10. Benko gambit move by move chess openings chess scribd. 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 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. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the opening explorer. S n fokin vs i platonov, 1977 a58 benko gambit, 36 moves, 10. When he started playing the benko 10 years ago, it was a very good choice for open tournaments and weaker opponents, since it. This book is about the benko gambit which has served me well for the past 14 years. The benko gambit also called the volga gambit is one of the most popular choices against 1. In compensation for a pawn sacrifice, it gives you a position thats wonderful in all respects. The dvd contains 6 hours video lessons, the latest chessbase 9.
Black offers the b5 pawn in return for a slight lead in development and a superior pawn structure. When youre ready to take your chess studies to the next level, check out pgn mentor, the very best program available. The benko gambit is a provocative opening, in which black sacrifices a pawn for longterm compensation. Get the benko gambit pdf file for free from our online library pdf file. Black hopes that the open a and b files, combined with a fianchettoed kingbishop, will give him great pressure on the queenside.
Many of the worlds strongest players have used it at one time or another, including former world champions viswanathan anand, garry kasparov, veselin topalov, and mikhail tal. Hi, i thought i would write a short piece on the benko gambit with some example games. The benko gambit move by move bgmv is a repertoire book for black created by junior tay. Jan pinski did a great job in writing this book on the benko.
When i started playing the benko 10 years ago, i felt it was a very good choice for open tournaments and weaker opponents, since. Albin counter gambit, blackmardiemer gambit, englund gambit, benko gambit, budapest gambit. I say this as someone who utterly fucking hates seeing it whenever im white and happen to play 1. 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. Lg802162020 adobe acrobat reader dcdownload adobe acrobat reader dc ebook pdf. 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. Shop for benko gambit chess books at us chess federation sales. Pseudo king walk variation mukniashvili vs n gaprindashvili, 1968 b06 robatsch, 41 moves, 0. The gambit s most notable practitioner has been its eponym, pal benko.
Junior tay move by move the benko gambit chess direct ltd. Strong grandmasters such as shirov are pioneering this line with success which is. The bishop on a6 a natural part of the benko gambit accepted is a black bishop on a6. Introduction to the classical benko structures 7 1. The modernized benko milos perunovic thinkers publishing. Strong grandmasters such as shirov are pioneering this line with success which is evidence of its soundness. This structure is the most important structure you will face when you are playing the benko. The main idea is that black gets strong positional pressure against whites queenside, where he has two open files for his rooks after. 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. If white fianchettos both bishops playing g3 and b3 black can delay capturing the a6 pawn and recapture later with nxa6. The most trouble i have in quick games is with declined cxb5 a6 b6 line. Benko gambit move by move free ebook download as pdf file.
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. Many products that you buy can be obtained using instruction manuals. The benko gambit is one of the most dynamic defences for black against 1. White can either accept the gambit or decline this gambit with nf3. This entertaining guide is part of a series that treats openings in a fresh new way.
Top players like magnus carlsen, garry kasparov, and veselin topalov all tried this gambit occasionally or regularly. It is a respected opening played at the highest level, all the top players have at times either played it as black or played against it as white, so its worth knowing a bit about the opening. The benko gambit move by move the benko gambit move by move bgmv is a repertoire book for black created by junior tay. The benko gambit grandmaster repertoire series jan pinski isbn. 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. When youre ready to take your chess studies to the next level, check out pgn mentor, the very best program available for working with pgn files. 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. I was playing a high rated player in this game who has been in the top 100 on gk before.
Benko gambit accepted fully accepted variation chess opening. Without the a line open i just do not have the play that benko player craves. For this reason it is one of the main lines stemming from the benoni defense. Although this opening never became a main weapon at the. The video above contains two more good examples of the benko gambit accepted one where black emerged on top, and one where white mitigated blacks pressure. The dynamic counter play black receives in return for the sacrificed queenside pawns gives black compensation, often lasting all the way into the. Taimanov vs benko, 1970 a58 benko gambit, 58 moves, 10. Ba6, an idea which i came while analysing the opening with my friend and a lifelong benko gambit player, gm danilo milanovic.
This is certainly the scenario benko players are afraid of. Chessbase editor alejandro ramirez also likes the benko and a while ago revealed its secrets on a dvd. View and download countless other grandmaster chess games from our pgn file collection, completely free. When it comes to sharp opening lines your writer is a chess napoleon. Here white cannot avoid the fight, he has to take the game by the horns if he is to emerge with an advantage. This usually leads to rather quiet play where black is handed the initiative but white just. This book is a really a good introduction to the opening while having enough depth for players well above my a level. The benko gambit or volga gambit is a chess opening characterised by the move 3. Benko was looking for a way to survive the opening so that he could use his great endgame skill to defeat strong opponents. The benko gambit by jan pinksi, opening chess book by.
But most benko players are going to be just as comfortable playing a quiet english line as playing a gambit designed to give black an endgame advantage anyway. Our new dvd trainer is, according to an early purchaser the best chessbase video to date. Instead of taking the pawn, white starts fighting for the initiative by playing 4. The benko gambit, named after the hungarian player pal benko, who pioneered it, has long been a favorite opening of dynamic tournament chess players. We offer the widest selection of benko gambit chess books at the lowest prices with sameday shipping. With acrobat reader dc you can do more than just open and. In his analysis, gm postny proves that even if black plays correctly, white manages to retain a small edge in a riskfree position. King walk variation szabo vs e r lundin, 1948 a58 benko gambit, 44 moves, 01. The chess tempo chess database provides over two million searchable chess games. Either white will advance his epawn and give up the right to castle, or he will.
The encyclopaedia of chess openings has three codes for the benko gambit. Pedersen presents a concise and practical repertoire for black within the benko gambit. The bgmv is tailored to club players that enjoy active pawn play against whites pawn center main premise. The benko gambit has been an unpopular choice since the computer isnt too happy to lose a pawn unless absolutely necessary. Although some players may prefer to decline the gambit if they are unfamiliar you will amost always see white accept. Oct 27, 2015 but most benko players are going to be just as comfortable playing a quiet english line as playing a gambit designed to give black an endgame advantage anyway.
Beautiful bishops, savory open files, rock solid pawn structures and thus endgame insurance, extremely intuitive play and counterplay. If you prefer to receive attacking with the benko gambit part 2 via download please click here to go to the chessbase shop, add attacking with the benko gambit part 2 to your cart and choose. This is certainly the scenario benko players are afraid. Black sacrifices a pawn in order to activate his pieces on the queenside, and generally gains enduring pressure. When you purchase attacking with the benko gambit part 2 from wholesale chess a dvdrom will be sent to the shipping address you select during checkout.
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. Nov 11, 2015 jonathan schrantz teaches the benko gambit. The author of bgmv is a fide candidate master and a seasoned iccf international master from singapore and, a benko gambit practitioner. The benko fits neatly into this category as its a very active defence where black is essentially fighting for the initiative from move one. See a game where white faltered, a game where black deviated from the correct line, and a game where both sides played.
The 2010 update includes many recent games from topclass play and produces a balanced portrait of how the gambit stands today. 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. 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. Dec 16, 2012 the benko gambit is a great opening for those who like active play.
I have almost all books about the benko and wonder if this one is a good addition, or more suited for starters with the benko. The benko gambit revealed by neil mcdonald, paperback. Blacks counterplay is very durable compared to many other gambits, in that the. Remember, the opening was made popular by pal benko. In fact, his rating has been above 2300 2338 to be exact. July 15, 1928 august 26, 2019 was a hungarianamerican chess player, author, and composer of endgame studies and chess problems. The benko gambit is a great opening for those who like active play. When white accepts the benko with 5 bxa6 and does not want to enter the classical main line or the sharp variation where white storms the centre, he has the possibility of a setup based on the fianchetto of his lightsquared bishop. Read online now the benko gambit ebook pdf at our library. Benko gambit chess books shop for benko gambit chess books. Beginning in the late 1960s, this opening idea was also promoted by pal benko, a hungarianamerican grandmaster, who provided many new suggestions and.
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