Benko, Pal




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1945  146  2357 (39) 32
1946  74  2413 (34) 52
1947  44  2454 (36) 24
1948  38  2460 (35) 50

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
Budapest 1948 (1)     Hungary - Yugoslavia Match    
  Benko, P.C. - Pirc, V.     0.5 - 1.5    
Budapest 1948 (2)     Budapest International Tournament     8.5  /  15
Bad Gastein 1948     Bad Gastein International Tournament     13.5  /  18
Budapest 1948 (3)     4th Hungarian Championship     11  /  15

Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026