Pal Benko
| Pal Benko | |
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,_Bestanddeelnr_916-4586_(cropped).jpg) Pal Benko in 1964 | |
| Full name | Pál Benkő |
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| Born | July 15, 1928 Amiens, France |
| Died | August 26, 2019 (aged 91) |
| Title | Grandmaster (1958) |
| Peak rating | 2530 (July 1973) |
Pal Benko (Hungarian: Benkő Pál; July 15, 1928 – August 26, 2019)[1] was a French-born Hungarian–American chess grandmaster.[2]
Benko's highest achievement was qualifying and competing in the Candidates Tournament—the tournament to decide the challenger for the World Championship—in 1959 and 1962. He finished eighth in 1959 and sixth in 1962.[3]
Benko also qualified for the 1970 Interzonal tournament, but he gave his place to Bobby Fischer. Fischer later won the World Championship in 1972.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ McClain, Dylan Loeb (2019-08-26). "Pal Benko, Who Stepped Aside for Bobby Fischer, Dies at 91". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- ↑ "Pal Benko, Who Stepped Aside for Bobby Fischer, Dies at 91 - The New …". archive.ph. 2019-08-26. Archived from the original on 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Pal Benko dies aged 91 | chess24.com". web.archive.org. 2023-11-14. Archived from the original on 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Pal Benko | World Chess Hall of Fame". web.archive.org. 2019-08-28. Archived from the original on 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
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