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Pal Benko : My Life, Games and Compositions by Jeremy Silman and Pal Benko (2004, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSiles Press

ISBN-101890085081

ISBN-139781890085087

eBay Product ID (ePID)2467825

Product Key Features

Book TitlePal Benko : My Life, Games and Compositions

Number of Pages668 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicChess, General

Publication Year2004

IllustratorYes

GenreGames & Activities

AuthorJeremy Silman, Pal Benko

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.9 in

Item Weight57 Oz

Item Length10.1 in

Item Width7.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2003-061556

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal794.1/092 B

SynopsisGrandmaster Pal Benko is a chess legend: A challenger for the World Championship, an innovator of many modern opening systems, a problem composer par excellence, and a father figure to his close friend Bobby Fischer, Benko has played and defeated most of the top players of the last fifty years. This biography is a celebration of a great man's creative legacy. Its amazing collection of 138 deeply annotated games which have been carefully prepared to be entertaining, enlightening, and instructive is brought to life by Benko's memoirs of his early years in war-torn Hungary, a world of poverty, chaos, pain, and ultimately, personal triumph. His insights into famous grandmasters transform legends into real people with substance and personality, and his reminiscences of famous tournaments take us on a journey through chess history unlike anything that's been published before. Interviews with note players offer insights into Benko's nature. A massive survey of Benko's openings (by John Watson) shows us the scope of Benko's theoretical contributions to the game. Photos abound, and 300 of Benko's chess compositions allow lovers of the game to become intimately acquainted with a strikingly beautiful aspect of chess that most have overlooked. This highly entertaining and instructive book gives competitors who wish to improve their playing strength a dynamic, fun way to deepen their knowledge and understanding.

LC Classification NumberGV1439.B43 2003