Batsford, paperback, Englisch, ISBN: 0-7134-8982-0, 208 Seiten,
2005.
The great world champion Mikhail Tal enjoyed confusing his opponents with the
Benoni's intricacies. Bobby Fischer employed it to win a critical game against
Boris Spassky in the 1972 world championship in Reykjavik.
Recently, the
current world champion Vladimir Kramnik unexpectedly essayed the Benoni in his
title fight against Peter Leko. Typically, it was in a situation where he needed
to go all out for the win. With such role models, the Benoni has always been
popular with club players.
This book is the latest in a new and innovative series of chess opening
books. Using fresh,clear presentation, they explain the openings' key ideas in
an entertaining and accessible way. The aim of the series is to provide the
essential knowledge to play the opening, while at the same time revealing the
current thinking of the world's elite players.
- 'First Moves' leads you through the basic opening moves.
- 'Heroes and
Zeroes' gives the best and worst performances with the opening and features some
of the leading exponents of the Benoni.
- 'Tricks and Traps' reveals how you
might catch out your opponent.
- 'What's Hot' pinpoints the very latest ideas
from the world's top players.