Pal Benko

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"GM Pal Benko is one of the greatest composers and endgame specialists of the 20th century. He gives us 300
of his compositions in this book, and if all those gems weren't enough, he intrigues us with the story of his life, while revealing in-depth notes against world-class competition. A real chess renaissance man, his contributions
to the royal game are immense." —GM Walter Browne, six-time U.S. Champion
"I've always had a great deal of respect for Benko's endgame compositions. Whenever I see a Benko endgame I always try to solve it—but first I make sure that I won't
be disturbed for the rest of the day." —GM John Nunn, 1980 British Chess Champion, four-time gold medal winner at Chess Olympiads, author of Nunn's Chess Openings and many other popular chess titles'
"When Benko arrived, I saw that he was one of the finest positional and endgame players in the world. We enjoyed many battles together. If you removed the king and queen (and the clock) fi-om the board, no one... Tovább

Fülszöveg

"GM Pal Benko is one of the greatest composers and endgame specialists of the 20th century. He gives us 300
of his compositions in this book, and if all those gems weren't enough, he intrigues us with the story of his life, while revealing in-depth notes against world-class competition. A real chess renaissance man, his contributions
to the royal game are immense." —GM Walter Browne, six-time U.S. Champion
"I've always had a great deal of respect for Benko's endgame compositions. Whenever I see a Benko endgame I always try to solve it—but first I make sure that I won't
be disturbed for the rest of the day." —GM John Nunn, 1980 British Chess Champion, four-time gold medal winner at Chess Olympiads, author of Nunn's Chess Openings and many other popular chess titles'
"When Benko arrived, I saw that he was one of the finest positional and endgame players in the world. We enjoyed many battles together. If you removed the king and queen (and the clock) fi-om the board, no one could beat him." — GM Arthur Bisguier, 1954 U.S. Champion, author of The Art of Bisguier
"From out of the land of Reti to the Wild West came a subtle
positional styHst. He gave me lessons—over the board. If not for his clock, or daring le4!? against me, I could never have won a game. Reincarnated as an endgame composer without peer. Pal Benko now has his monument." —IM Anthony Saidy, author of The Battle of Chess Ideas and The World of Chess Vissza