CHESS EXPLAINED: THE MODERN BENONI (Zenon Franco)
112
pages (248 mm by 172 mm).
£12.99/$23.95/€17,55
Chess Explained is a new series of books about chess
openings. They are not theoretical works in the traditional sense, but more a
series of lessons from a chess expert with extensive over-the-board experience
with an opening. You will gain an understanding of the opening and the
middlegames to which it leads, enabling you to find the right moves and plans
in your own games. It is as if you were sitting at the board with a chess coach
answering your questions about the plans for both sides, the ideas behind
particular moves, and what specific knowledge you need to have.
* 25 recent and highly instructive games discussed in
detail
* Chapter introductions and conclusions emphasize the key points
* Full indexes of games and variations
* Extensive verbal explanations
of plans and manoeuvres
The Modern Benoni is a perennial favourite among players
looking to create winning chances with Black. It is one of the few openings
where White has no easy way to force drawish simplifications or deny Black any
dynamic counterplay. Both players need to understand the imbalances in the
position and pursue their plans with great vigour. In this book Franco shows
how Black can seek to create the kind of mayhem that has attracted champions
such as Tal, Kasparov and Topalov to the Benoni, and also demonstrates how
White can seek either to put a positional clamp on the game, or else to storm
Black's position before his development is complete. A special section deals
with the vital question of move-orders.
Zenon Franco is a grandmaster from Paraguay who now
lives in Spain. For more than a quarter of a century, he has written a popular
column for Spanish-language chess magazines. He is an experienced chess
trainer, his most notable pupil being Paco Vallejo, now one of the world's top
grandmasters, whom he taught from 1995 to 1999.
Gambit books by Franco: The Art
of Attacking Chess, Chess Explained: the
English Opening, Chess Explained: the Modern
Benoni, Chess Self-Improvement,
Winning Chess Explained, Grandmaster Secrets: Counter-Attack!
Download a pdf file with a
sample from the book.
"Reading this book will turn you into a formidable Modern
Benoni player with a typical 'never say die' Benoni attitude!" - Munroe
Morrison, Open File
"For those employing the Modern Benoni, up to around
2100-2200, this is a valuable book, both on a theoretical level and pertaining
to overall understanding. White players will also want to read and study this
book, as the knowledge you acquire will allow you to play these types of
positions with much greater confidence and understanding." - Carsten Hansen,
www.chesscafe.com
"Following on from a previous hat-trick of excellent Gambit
books by Paraguay's acclaimed chess author, GM Zenon Franco, the latest new
release is Chess Explained: The Modern Benoni. To illustrate and
elucidate lots of key ideas behind one of the most exciting known openings,
Franco gives extremely detailed and commendably clear notes to many top-level
games, almost all of which were played within the last few years." - GM Paul
Motwani, The Scotsman
"... a proven, solid and good work" - E. Carl, Rochade
Europa
"These books provide 25 well annotated, up to date model
games which you can use to guide you when learning the openings. Excellent
introduction to these openings for intermediate players." - Paul Dunn,
Australian Chess
"25 well annotated model games of recent vintage. ...
required reading for players rated 1800-2400 interested in playing this
aggressive defense." - IM John Donaldson,
www.jeremysilman.com
"Franco provides a comprehensive introduction to the
opening, and this is a very useful volume for anyone interested in the
opening." - Steve Giddins, British Chess
Magazine
"There is a lot of value in this book!" - John Elburg,
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