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Benko is a chess legend that has crossed swords
with Fischer, Botvinnik, Tal, Smyslov, Spassky,
Petrosian, Keres, Korchnoi, Geller, and many
others. In his upcoming book, BENKO'S LIFE,
GAMES, AND COMPOSITIONS (by Benko and Silman,
with a large opening survey by John Watson),
he shares tales of his youth in war torn Hungary,
he tells of his imprisonment, torture, and
eventual escape to the United States, he gives
insight into his close friend Fischer and other
chess personalities, and he shares over 100
deeply annotated games against many of the
greatest players of all time.
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