EPISODE · May 11, 2025 · 17 MIN
Ep. 11 Ben's KO
from Chess Quest Podcast · host Gilbert Hernandez
Things got heated between Pal Benko and Bobby Fischer late one night. Gil goes over what happened and how the Benko Gambit got its name. Benko infographic and games: https://new.uschess.org/news/evolution-benko-gambit-nov-2019 1962 Candidates games: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=80067
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Things got heated between Pal Benko and Bobby Fischer late one night. Gil goes over what happened and how the Benko Gambit got its name. Benko infographic and games: https://new.uschess.org/news/evolution-benko-gambit-nov-2019 1962 Candidates games: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=80067
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