THE GAMBIT GUIDE TO THE MODERN BENONI (John Watson)
208
pages (210 mm by 145 mm).
£15.99/$22.95/€21,60
The Modern Benoni is one of Black's most swashbuckling
openings, used to devastating effect by such players as Tal, Fischer, Kasparov
and Topalov. From the outset, Black creates extreme imbalance, setting his
piece activity and queenside play against White's spatial preponderance and
central majority. However, during the 1980s and much of the 1990s, the Benoni
fell under a cloud as a result of some very direct attacking systems by White.
In this book, John Watson particularly focuses on various subtle move-orders by
which Black can try to avoid White's most dangerous systems and direct the game
into more palatable channels. King's Indian players will also find this book
invaluable, since Watson covers many lines that can arise from King's Indian
move-orders.
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sample from the book.
Gambit books by Watson: The Gambit
Guide to the Modern Benoni, Secrets of
Modern Chess Strategy, Chess Strategy in
Action, Mastering the Chess Openings volume
1, Mastering the Chess Openings volume
2, Mastering the Chess Openings volume
3, Mastering the Chess Openings volume
4.
"I have found John Watson's opening books excellent
references for their respective openings and this book is no different. Watson
provides extensive verbal descriptions of opening strategy throughout the book,
which is essential for players to fully understand the opening's principles.
The Benoni is an active unbalanced defence and is not suitable for those
wanting a quiet solid game. King's Indian players may also find this book
useful as it covers a number of lines that can arise from King's Indian move
orders. Watson is a previous winner of the BCF book of the year and his books
are usually of a very high quality. The quality of production of the book is
excellent. A full index of variations covered in the book is given at the end.
Recommended." Paul Dunn, AUSTRALIAN CHESS
"If you're serious about your Benoni, then buy this book.
Watson offers Black new methods for meeting some of White's most dangerous
systems including the Modern Main Line and the Taimanov Attack" - Mark
Donlan, CHESS HORIZONS
"...plenty of thought-provoking material..." GM Matthew
Sadler, NEW IN CHESS
"...for those who like attacking play in semi-open positions
it might be just the right opening...highly recommended" - John
Donaldson, INSIDE CHESS ONLINE
"Watson gives a lot of new ideas and tries to improve on
existing theory. Most of the time he is successful... a fine book" - Soren
Seagaard, SEAGAARD REVIEWS
"this latest work from Watson had a lot to live up to and
yet does not disappoint. Throughout this work he remains objective and provides
plenty of encouragement to readers who wrongly doubt the Benoni's soundness,
whilst he always writes clearly and provides much detailed, and of a high
quality, original analysis. For the strong club player this is one of the best
repertoire books of recent years and must be a contender for the 2001 BCF Book
of the Year Award." - Richard Palliser, CHESS MOVES
"Any chess book by John Watson is an event, so high is his
reputation... here he offers us a repertoire book for Black in the Modern
Benoni. As usual with Watson's opening books, you can be confident that he has
done his homework. In every chapter, Watson offers a wealth of new suggestions
and fresh assessments of existing ideas" - Phil Adams, THE MANCHESTER
CHESS SCENE, THE 3 CS
"John Watson has established himself among the top rank of
chess writers in recent years, as anyone who has read Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy will testify.
This book continues in a similar excellent vein and represents excellent value
for money for anyone seeking an uncompromising way to play against 1 d4" -
Alan Sutton, EN PASSANT
"Guide to the Modern Benoni" is an excellent new 208-page
GAMBIT book by IM John Watson, who always equips his readers with the armoury
they need in order to quickly and confidently begin playing the desired
opening" - GM Paul Motwani, THE SCOTSMAN
"As usual, Watson puts himself in the firing line and
produces the goods! I predict this book will lead to a rather impressive
revival in the Benoni's fortunes." Monroe Morrison, OPEN FILE
"Watson writes excellent opening monographs - and excellent
repertoire books in particular... against each White system he offers a choice
of reply; one a personal take on the main line, the second a more experimental
variation" - Jonathan Tait, BCCA
"I particularly like Watson's openings books because they
focus on strategic assessment rather than just giving variations in columns...
highly recommended" - Paul Dunn, AUSTRALIAN CHESS FORUM |
