GM Ferenc Berkes

Ferenc Berkes is a Hungarian grandmaster and eight-time national champion. His impressive list of Hungarian Chess Championships took place in 2004, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2018. Two years before winning his first national championship, he was the 2002 World Under 18 World Champion. He’s number three on the list of highest-rated players in Hungary (as of March 2021).

Best Game

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Trompowsky Attack (37 games)

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (20 games)

Indian Game: East Indian, Przepiórka Variation (17 games)

Queen's Pawn Opening: Accelerated London System (17 games)

London System (16 games)

Black Pieces

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation with 4.Nf3 (24 games)

Pirc Defense (17 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (15 games)

Indian Game: Black Knights' Tango (15 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Closed, Main Line (14 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Ferenc Berkes (2615) Pouria Darini (2412)	1-0	41	2023
Ferenc Berkes (2615) Pouria Darini (2412)	1-0	63	2023
Ferenc Berkes (2615) Ruslan Ponomariov (2650)	1-0	45	2023
Ferenc Berkes (2615) Boris Gelfand (2668)	½-½	29	2023
Ferenc Berkes (2615) Nikita Vitiugov (2720)	½-½	34	2023
Ferenc Berkes (2615) Nikita Vitiugov (2720)	½-½	17	2023
Ferenc Berkes (2615) Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu (2707)	½-½	45	2023
Ferenc Berkes (2622) Tomas Laurusas (2550)	½-½	29	2023
Ferenc Berkes (2638) Claudionor Alcides Lima Pirola (2041)	1-0	32	2022
Ferenc Berkes (2638) Jan Rubes (2324)	1-0	45	2022

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