GM Pal Benko

Photo: F.N. Broers/Dutch National Archives, CC.

Full name

Pal Benko

Life

Jul 15, 1928 - Aug 26, 2019 (age 91)‎

Place of birth

Amiens, France

Federation

United States

Total Games 1487

32% Win

49% Draw

19% Loss

As White 743

38% Win

49% Draw

13% Loss

As Black 744

27% Win

50% Draw

23% Loss

Pal Benko Chess Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Pal C Benko (2408) Vlastimil Hort (2477) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. e3 Bf5 Queen's Pawn Opening: Zukertort Variation	0-1	40	2008
Pal C Benko (2408) Lajos Portisch (2530) 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense	½-½	31	2008
Pal C Benko (2408) Fridrik Olafsson (2440) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d6 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Debrecen, Classical Main Line	½-½	60	2008
Lajos Portisch (2530) Pal C Benko (2408) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation	1-0	22	2008
Vlastimil Hort (2477) Pal C Benko (2408) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line	1-0	40	2008
Fridrik Olafsson (2440) Pal C Benko (2408) 1. c4 f5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation	½-½	32	2008
Vladimir Okhotnik (2426) Pal C Benko (2408) 1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 English Opening: Fianchetto, Ultra-Symmetrical Line	½-½	10	2003
Emil Anka (2462) Pal C Benko (2405) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack	½-½	41	2002
Pal C Benko (2405) Sofia Polgar (2505) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation	0-1	26	1998
Pal C Benko (2405) Sofia Polgar (2505) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line	0-1	54	1998
Pal C Benko (2395) Sofia Polgar (2485) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line	0-1	39	1998
Pal C Benko (2405) Sofia Polgar (2505) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line	½-½	25	1998
Pal C Benko (2405) Peter Acs (2500) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav Defense, Quiet Variation	½-½	43	1998
Sofia Polgar (2505) Pal C Benko (2405) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation	1-0	45	1998
Sofia Polgar (2505) Pal C Benko (2405) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern Variation	1-0	25	1998
Tibor Fogarasi (2425) Pal C Benko (2405) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 Ruy López Opening: Berlin Defense	½-½	19	1998
Attila Groszpeter (2505) Pal C Benko (2405) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 Ruy López Opening: Berlin, Rio Gambit Accepted	½-½	30	1998
Pal C Benko (2395) Hans-Ulrich Gruenberg (2445) 1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 Nf6 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Debrecen, Classical Main Line	0-1	73	1997
Pal C Benko (2395) Gyula Izsak (2405) 1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox, Rubinstein Variation	½-½	12	1997
Gerardo F Barbero (2435) Pal C Benko (2395) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 Slav Defense	0-1	33	1997
Thomas Reich (2355) Pal C Benko (2395) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 Alapin Sicilian Defense	½-½	23	1997
Klaus Wockenfuss (2325) Pal C Benko (2410) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 Queen's Pawn Opening: Chigorin, Barry Attack	½-½	12	1997
Pal C Benko (2425) Valentin Arbakov (2510) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 English Opening: Four Knights, Flexible Line	0-1	22	1996
Pal C Benko (2425) Arthur B Bisguier (2400) 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 Semi-Slav Defense	½-½	19	1996
Pal C Benko (2425) Lubomir Kavalek (2535) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 English Opening: Four Knights, Flexible Line	½-½	60	1996

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