Starting Out:

Benoni Systems

Jacob Aagaard, Endre Vegh, Maxim Chetverik

• Publisher: Popular Chess
• Year: 2005
• eBook ISBN: 9781781940525

Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of Benoni Systems, this book is a study of all the crucial Benoni systems apart from the Modern Benoni. It presents diverse and practical options against the queen's pawn opening for dynamic, tactical players and solid, positional players alike. Included are such daring defences as the controversial Blumenfeld Counter-Gambit and the Benko Gambit, a favorite with uncompromising Grandmasters such as Veselin Topalov and Vassily Ivanchuk. On the other hand, Black also has the opportunity to adopt solid, respectable defences such as the Czech Benoni and the Schmid Benoni. Whether Black likes to sacrifice and take the initiative, or whether he prefers to play in a more restrained manner, there is something here for all types of players. In this user-friendly book, opening theoreticians Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik go back to basics, studying the fundamental principles of the Benoni Systems and its many variations. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips, and warnings to help improving players, while key strategies, ideas, and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated. >User-friendly design to help readers absorb ideas >Concentrates on the key principles of Benoni systems >Ideal for improving players

Table of contents

• Introduction
• 1 The Volga Gambit Accepted
• 2 The Volga Gambit Accepted without 5 bxa6
• 3 The Volga Gambit Declined
• 4 The Blumenfeld Gambit and Volga/Blumenfeld Hybrids
• 5 The Czech and Closed Benonis
• 6 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 c5 3 d5
• 7 The Schmid Benoni
• 8 The Benoni/King’s Indian Hybrid
• 9 Assorted Benonis
• Index of Complete Games
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