Benko, Pal




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1945  145  2350 (41) 32
1946  72  2405 (36) 52
1947  47  2439 (44) 24

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Benko, Pal Charles  
Born: 15 July 1928
Died: 25 Aug. 2019
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 334
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 452
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 32
Web
   [Pal Benko]

Tournament data

Budapest 1945 (1)     Balla-E. Steiner Memorial Tournament     12.5  /  17
Budapest 1945 (2)     1st Hungarian Championship     5  /  15
Budapest 1946 (1)     KAOSZ Tournament     8  /  11
Szentes 1946 (1)     Szentes Tournament     5.5  /  8
Szentes 1946 (2)     Szentes Tournament - Preliminary D     3  /  5
Budapest 1946 (7)     2nd Hungarian Championship     10.5  /  17
Szeged 1946     Szeged Tournament     9.5  /  13
Vienna 1947 (1)     Austria - Hungary Match    
  Benko, P.C. - Lounek     2 - 0    
Prague 1947     Prague Junior Festival - Group 1     4  /  4
Budapest 1947 (4)     Hungary - Austria Match    
  Benko, P.C. - Keller, H.     1 - 1    
Budapest 1947 (5)     3rd Hungarian Championship     10.5  /  14
Sofia 1947     2nd Balkaniad     2  /  3

Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025