Overview

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.

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A successful book that fills a theoretical gap of 6 years. Klaus Kogler Kaissiber (German language magazine)

I am very impressed by this book. With the choices of lines recommended for Black, and with the amount of work Pedersen has put into the volume. After studying the material and the lines recommended by Pedersen, I am ready to reinstate the Benko to my repertoire. Carsten Hansen, ChessCafe.com While Play the Benko Gambit covers all the existing theory it is also user friendly with plenty of explanatory prose and tips to enable the first timer to get a quick handle on this opening. Plays from 1800 to 2400 will benefit from it. John Donaldson, Jeremysilman.com It s a good guide to the current state of play in the Benko Gambit and it achieves its aim; club and tournament players will definitely be able to use the recommendations here as a repertoire against 1 d4/2c4. Sean Marsh, marshtowers.blogspot.com

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Nicolai V. Pedersen is an International Master from Denmark who has played for his country at two Chess Olympiads. He also has many years' experience as a chess teacher.

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