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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.
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
Chess Quest Podcast
Gil is an amateur chess player. He talks about the origins of chess openings and what happened this week in chess history.