PEDERSEN - Play the Benko Gambit

Playing for a win with ...b6 by Semko Semkov. The author proposes a full repertoire against 1.d4 and 1.c4, which is theoretically sound and leads to sharp, strategically unbalanced positions. It is based on the so-called English Defence 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 or 1.c4 b6. A great deal of the book is devoted to White's tries to deviate from theoretical dispute and transfer the game into the Queen's Indian with g3.   236 pages

They did it! Dejan Antic and Branimir Maksimovic have created a complete chess opening repertoire for Black players in only two books. 

First they wrote the acclaimed The Modern French (against 1.e4). Now The Modern Bogo provides Black players with a comprehensive answer to 1.d4. The two books complement each other perfectly.

The point is that the authors recommend to answer 1.d4 with the direct 1...e6, for the follow-up  2.c4 Bb4+. In this way they avoid complex theoretical Nimzo-Indian lines and enable both amateur and professional players to find their own way in little-explored variations. 

The Modern Bogo covers all the possibilities for White after 1.d4 e6... except for 2.e4, after which you should play the French!

Antic and Maksimovic have done a massive amount of research, and found many new strategic concepts and attacking plans. All of them are explained clearly and thoroughly. 

You will find that this opening not only gives you good chances to equalize as Black, but also many opportunities to play for a win. 

Retour sur une ouverture qui, du point de vue des blancs, présente trois avantages considérables : 1°/ réduire la quantité de théorie à apprendre, 2°/ empoisonner les noirs et 3°/ donner naissance à des positions amusantes. Quoique, en y réfléchissant, le troisième point est aussi la faiblesse majeure de l'ouverture, les noirs ayant aussi quelques chances de s'amuser Comme je dis toujours, on ne peut pas tout avoir. En tous cas, voici un excellent moyen de s'initier au plus atypique des débuts semi-fermés.