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).

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Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Trompowsky Attack (20 games)

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

Indian Game: Knights Variation, 2...e6 (11 games)

Trompowsky Attack: 2...Ne4 3.Bf4 (11 games)

Trompowsky Attack: Classical Defense (10 games)

Black Pieces

Pirc Defense: 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 (14 games)

Indian Game: Black Knights' Tango (14 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, 3...Bf5 (12 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz, Two Knights Defense (10 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical, Berlin Variation, 5.dxc5 Qc7 (9 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Ferenc Berkes (2676) Victor Mikhalevski (2559)	1-0	48	2021
Lucas van Foreest (2532) Ferenc Berkes (2676)	1-0	58	2021
Velimir Ivic (2620) Ferenc Berkes (2676)	0-1	48	2021
Alexander Grischuk (2773) Ferenc Berkes (2676)	½-½	34	2021
Gergely Aczel (2553) Ferenc Berkes (2680)	½-½	45	2021
Tamas Banusz (2591) Ferenc Berkes (2680)	½-½	31	2021
Peter Svidler (2701) Ferenc Berkes (2671)	½-½	34	2021
Stelios Halkias (2567) Ferenc Berkes (2673)	½-½	12	2021
Mohammad Amin Tabatabaei (2381) Ferenc Berkes (2661)	1-0	84	2021
Boris Savchenko (2538) Ferenc Berkes (2673)	½-½	35	2021

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