{"product_id":"the-benko-revisited-volume-2","title":"Benko Revisited - Volume 2","description":"You can play this opening against anyone. This opening is especially well suited for\nrapid and blitz games, since in the reduced time control in particular the role of the\ninitiative increases. Generally speaking, not in every opening will you find such a\nthing as Black having the initiative from the very first moves (although this pleasure\nis paid for with a whole pawn!). I played this opening with a classical time control\nagainst the ex-champion of Russia, Grandmaster Igor Lysyj, and very comfortably\nequalized in the opening, although later the class difference showed and my\neminent opponent beat me. Nevertheless, the opening had absolutely nothing to\ndo with it. This opening worked great when I played it in Rostov-on-Don, when I\nbeat many strong players and after that they preferred to play 1.c4, doing whatever\nthey could to avoid the Benko Gambit. Of course, to my understanding this opening\nis especially good to play against amateurs, or weaker players than yourself, who\ndo not know its intricacies – you can quickly get a promising position. This opening\nis suitable for active players striving for a lively, initiative-rich game, with a strong\nspirit. After all, you need to understand that if something goes wrong, you may face\nbig problems, since you do not have a pawn, but as in any opening there are pluses\nand minuses, and in the Benko Gambit there are also disadvantages. First of all, in\nsome places you need to play very accurately (this will be especially evident in the\npositions that we will consider in volume 2) and the cost of an error is quite high.\nBut if the reader carefully studies the books, then I think that there should be no\nproblems and the Benko Gambit will give you many of your most interesting fights!","brand":"Thinkers Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39865650806867,"sku":"9789464201475","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9789464201475_6ea40467-0b44-40f7-84bc-3795643ebb41.jpg?v=1765905319","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-benko-revisited-volume-2","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}