Play the Benko Gambit - Pedersen, N. "Redding Custom Concrete Chess Table" Stained Wood Board with Inlay

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who has revitalized it with many new ideas and has utilized it with great success against the world's strongest players - on occasion making it look like a forced win for White

adds expert annotations from the Opening Encyclopedia

Play the Benko Gambit - Pedersen, N. "Redding Custom Concrete Chess Table" Stained Wood Board with InlayThe Benko Gambit is undoubtedly one of Black's most dynamic openings. In return for his pawn investment Black gains long term pressure, which is often so powerful it continues right through into the endgame. White must decide whether to grab the pawn and try to hold on, or to choose a more aggressive approach. Either way, Black generally succeeds in his aim of unbalancing the position from a very early stage. In this book, Nicolai V. Pedersen presents