Search Results: the modern benoni by norwood david

Cadogan Books, 1994-11. Paperback. Good.

London: R. G. Wade. 1986. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". F Edition and Printing Not Stated. Paperback. Good. Edition and printing not stated. Good, Slight darkening to spine & edges of covers. Approx. 15 x 21cm. soft cover. 30pp.

London Book. Very Good. Stapled Wraps.

143+[1 ad] pages with diagrams. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 3/4:) bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition. The Modern Benoni is a chess opening that begins with the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6. It is classified under the ECO codes A60–A79. After the initial moves, Black proceeds to capture on d5, creating a majority of black pawns on the queenside. To support their advance, the king's bishop is usually fianchettoed on g7. These two features differentiate Black's setup from the other Benoni defences and the King's Indian Defence, although transpositions between these openings are common.Frank Marshall invented the Modern Benoni in 1927, but his experiments with the opening went largely ignored for over 20 years. In the 1950s the system was revitalized by players in the Soviet Union, chief among them Mikhail Tal. Its subsequent adoption by players of a similarly aggressive and uncompromising style such as Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov established the opening's reputation as one of… Read More

42 pages with diagrams. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial stapled wrappers. First edition.
The Modern Benoni is a chess opening that begins with the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6. It is classified under the ECO codes A60–A79. After the initial moves, Black proceeds to capture on d5, creating a majority of black pawns on the queenside. To support their advance, the king's bishop is usually fianchettoed on g7. These two features differentiate Black's setup from the other Benoni defences and the King's Indian Defence, although transpositions between these openings are common.
Frank Marshall invented the Modern Benoni in 1927, but his experiments with the opening went largely ignored for over 20 years. In the 1950s the system was revitalized by players in the Soviet Union, chief among them Mikhail Tal. Its subsequent adoption by players of a similarly aggressive and uncompromising style such as Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov established the opening's reputation as one… Read More

Cadogan Books, 1994. paperback. Good. 6x0x8. Thank you for supporting Earthlight Books and independent bookstores. Trade paperback. Good. Minor shelf wear to covers/pages. Clean, tight binding.

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Everyman Chess, 1994-05-27. Paperback. Very Good. 1.1991 cent in x 20.9841 cent in x 14.3891 cent in.