Doknjas: The Modern Benoni - Opening Repertoire Klassiker 14th World Chess Champion

14th World Chess Champion

It became popular after the World Championship match between Kramnik and Kasparov in London 2000

When Axel Smith was chasing his final Grandmaster norm

divided into the usual sections of opening

The main objective for club players should be to emerge from the opening with a reasonable position

Doknjas: The Modern Benoni - Opening Repertoire Klassiker 14th World Chess ChampionThe Modern Benoni is just about the most aggressive method that Black can choose to counter Whites 1 d4. In the main line variations Black allows White to have a preponderance of central pawns which, traditionally, grants the first player the advantage. However, in return, Black gains the opportunity for tremendously dynamic counterplay. This places White and under immediate pressure as any inaccurate moves can prove to be disastrous. In this book,