The Benoni family of openings has toppled world champions, decided match games under the highest pressure, and rewarded those brave enough to play them with some of the most electrifying chess imaginable. In this Fritztrainer, Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov - continuing his successful series "Understanding Middlegame Structures" - takes you deep inside the complexities of the Colour-Reversed Benoni, the Colour-Reversed Benko Gambit, and the Colour-Reversed Blumenfeld Gambit.
Free sample video: Introduction
Free sample video: Colour Reversed Banoni - Game 1 More
VIDEO PREVIEW
CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Video section
- Colour Reversed Benoni
- Game 1: Shevchenko - Eljanov
- Game 2: Ding - Giri
- Game 3: Maghsoodloo - Giri
- Game 4: Daneshvar - Erigaisi
- Game 5: Maghsoodloo - Vidit
- Game 6: Gukesh - So
- Colour Reversed Benko Gambit
- Game 7: Ernst - L'Ami
- Game 8: Ding - Gukesh
- Game 9: Botvinnik - Furman
- Game 10: Aaditya - Maghsoodloo
- Colour Reversed Blumenfeld
- Game 11: Seirawan - Nikolic
- Training section
- Test Positions
- 12 Test-positions
- Practice Positions
- Position 1: Benoni Reversed (as black)
- Position 2: Blumenfeld Reversed (as white)
- Position 3: Benoni/Wolga Reversed (as black)
- Position 4: Benko/ Wolga Reversed (as white)
PROPERTIES
| Language: | English |
| Level: | advanced, tournament player, professional |
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum: | Computer: Dual Core |
Recommended: | Processor: PC Intel i5 (Quadcore) |
ChessBase Account: | Internet access and modern web browser, e.g. Chrome, Edge, Safari. |
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Level | Advanced, Tournament player, Professional |
| Year | 2026 |
| Streaming | Yes |
| Author | Sokolov, Ivan |
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Level | Advanced, Tournament player, Professional |
| Year | 2026 |
| Streaming | Yes |
| Author | Sokolov, Ivan |



