Comments on: Benko/Volga Gambit

by: benko_follower

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:13:27 +0000

Thank you for the explanation, especialy on the books (Gawain Jones and Yelena Dembo)! I’ve same probs like Will above. You helped me to get ahead.

THX
benko_follower

by: Will

Tue, 19 May 2009 20:54:52 +0000

Thanks for the help, I’ll order the book. I have been unhappy with my defence to 1 d4 and your torch has shone an interesting path. Many thanks,

Will

by: Goran Urosevic

Tue, 19 May 2009 09:03:31 +0000

I would suggest solutions as given in the book “Fighting the Anti-King’s Indians” by IM Yelena Dembo.

On 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3, continue with 2…d5 and transpose to Veresov system.

On 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 play 2…c5 anyway. Then 3. d5 b5 is a good version of Benko Gambit, while 3. e3 is harmless when Black hasn’t played e6 yet and light-squared Bishop is not confined to b7. So 3. e3 g6, with fianchetto, and later d6 or d5.

This book is also available in electronic (chessbase) format from Everyman website.

by: Will

Mon, 18 May 2009 13:30:24 +0000

I am interested in this opening but don’t often have opponents play 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4, I either get Nf3, e3 or something odd like Nc3. In these cases how do you handle the black side? I’d like to play the Modern Benoni and the Volga but find this diversion at move 2 disconcerting.

by: Kaverin

Thu, 14 May 2009 09:17:07 +0000

Интересная статья.