ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1973
Jezik: Engleski
Oblast: Šah
Autor: Strani

Son of Sorrow / Survey of a Structure

Izdavač: Zeuss Transactions
Povez: tvrd
Broj strana: 404 + 153 (section of 868 complete games)
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Detailed study of Modern Benoni systems with the theory divided into three broad types:
- Pawn Storm systems (Mikenas line, Taimanov line, Four Pawns attack)
- Piece Pressure systems (Nimzowitsch pirouette, Combined lines)
- Delayed systems (Fianchetto line, Sealing-sweeping line, Uhlmann-Averbakh line, Sold line).

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 Black`s most dynamic responses to 1.d4.

The Modern Benoni suffered a serious theoretical crisis in the 1980s and 1990s, when players as Black encountered great difficulties in meeting the Taimanov Attack and the Modern Main Line. Only in the 21st century has the opening`s reputation and theoretical standing made a recovery. Notably, it was Vladimir Kramnik`s choice when he needed a win with Black in the penultimate game of the 2004 World Championship, though that particular game resulted in a draw.

(K-87)