Modern Benoni

The Modern Benoni (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6) is one of Black's most dynamic queen's pawn openings. From the third move Black strives to create a permanent imbalance in the pawn structure, with exciting results. Both players must be utterly fearless in carrying out their plans; in the Benoni he who hesitates, is lost! Every important variation is considered, with particular emphasis on those that readers are likely to encounter in their own games. This book offers a full explanation of the latest theory and important thematic ideas and provides everything you need to start playing the Modern Benoni straightaway. It is an ideal battle manual for competitive players. (6 x 9, 144 pages, diagrams)

This book considers every important variation of the Modern Benoni with particular emphasis on those which the reader is likely to encounter in his or her own games

International Master Andrew Kinsman is a leading expert on the Modern Benoni. He achieved a Grandmaster norm in winning the 1997 Wrexham International. Andrew Kinsman is an English International Master and former Everyman Chess editor. His best competitive result to dat was his victory in the 1997 Wrexham international tournament, where he achieved his first grandmaster norm.