Chess Quest Podcast
Chess Quest Podcast
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Gil is an amateur chess player. He talks about the origins of chess openings and what happened this week in chess history.
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Explores a variety of chess-related topics including historical games, famous openings, and personal anecdotes from Gil's journey as an amateur player, with episodes delving into dynamic openings favored by legends like Bobby Fischer and significant moments in chess history such as the Cafe de la Régence.
Gil is an amateur chess player. He talks about the origins of chess openings and what happened this week in chess history.
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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