Gereben, Ernő




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1926  276  2291 (72) 9
1927  286  2293 (67) 0
1928  294  2295 (59) 6
1929  290  2293 (54) 0
1930  301  2292 (42) 22
1931  254  2320 (42) 6
1932  152  2364 (34) 43
1933  163  2359 (42) 0
1934  178  2354 (35) 26
1935  112  2392 (28) 61
1936  100  2403 (28) 71
1937  102  2401 (34) 41
1938  105  2405 (50) 0
1939  88  2408 (56) 0
1940  79  2412 (58) 0
1941  73  2415 (54) 13
1942  75  2410 (58) 0
1943  81  2404 (57) 0
1944  83  2398 (51) 0
1945  100  2392 (37) 32
1946  61  2428 (30) 81
1947  55  2441 (27) 100
1948  61  2424 (32) 54

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Gereben, Ernő  
   Also known as: Ernst Grünfeld; Ernő Grünfeld; Grünfeld, jr.
Born: 18 June 1907
Died: 16 May 1988
 
Notes:
Gaige in Chess Personalia says 'né Grünfeld, Ernst'. In Chess Tournament Crosstables (vol.4, pp.708, 820, 882, 891) he is listed as 'E. Gereben' with a footnote 'Name was originally Ernő Grünfeld of Sopron'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 324
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 383
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 354
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 341
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 459
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 133
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 137
   Karpov, Shakhmaty, Entsyklopedichesky Slovar, page 83
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 85
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Eliskases, E.G. - Gereben, E. 1931         (f)     4.5   -   1.5
Gereben, E. - Fazekas, S. 1935         (f)     6   -   4
Balla, Z. - Gereben, E. 1935         (f)     6.5   -   3.5

Tournament data

Kormend 1926     West Hungarian Championship - Siegergruppe     6  /  7
  Gereben, E. - Chalupetzky, F.     1 - 1    
Sumperk 1928 (2)     7th Congress of the German Chess Federation in Czechoslovakia - Championship     4.5  /  6
Gyor 1930     Gyor Tournament     3.5  /  9
Budapest 1930 (4)     Budapest Tournament     8  /  13
Budapest 1932 (1)     10th Hungarian National Tournament     9  /  17
Gyor 1932     Gyor Tournament     8  /  9
Budapest 1932 (4)     Budapest Candidate Masters Tournament     12  /  17
Budapest 1934 (1)     12th Hungarian National Tournament and Maroczy Jubilee - Major Section     6.5  /  16
Sopron 1934     Sopron Tournament     7  /  11
Budapest 1935     Kempelen Memorial Tournament     9  /  13
Tata 1935 (1)     13th Hungarian National Tournament - Major     12.5  /  17
Vienna 1935 (3)     18th Trebitsch Memorial Tournament     5.5  /  11
Budapest 1936 (1)     Barasz Memorial Tournament     8  /  14
Budapest 1936 (2)     14th Hungarian National Tournament     8.5  /  15
Munich 1936     Unofficial Olympiad     13  /  19
Budapest 1936 (4)     Budapest Tournament     8  /  9
Budapest 1936 (5)     Lederer Memorial Tournament     11  /  14
Budapest 1937 (1)     Merenyi Memorial Tournament     10  /  13
Budapest 1937 (2)     15th Hungarian National Tournament     8.5  /  14
Rogaska Slatina 1937     3rd Yugoslav Master Championship     7.5  /  14
Budapest 1941 (2)     Budapest Club Tournament     10.5  /  13
Budapest 1945 (1)     Balla-E. Steiner Memorial Tournament     11  /  17
Budapest 1945 (2)     1st Hungarian Championship     8.5  /  15
Budapest 1946 (1)     KAOSZ Tournament     6  /  11
Budapest 1946 (4)     Ferencvaros Tournament     10  /  13
Debrecen 1946     Debrecen Tournament     8.5  /  11
Budapest 1946 (5)     Budapest Tournament     12.5  /  17
Budapest 1946 (6)     Budapest Tournament     10  /  12
Budapest 1946 (7)     2nd Hungarian Championship     12  /  17
Budapest 1947 (1)     Budapest Tournament     10  /  15
Budapest 1947 (2)     Budapest Tournament     12  /  15
Vienna 1947 (1)     Austria - Hungary Match    
  Gereben, E. - Muller, Ha.     1 - 1    
Vienna 1947 (2)     Schlechter Memorial Tournament     9.5  /  15
Budapest 1947 (3)     MAVAG Tournament     9.5  /  13
Satoraljaujhely 1947     Satoraljaujhely Tournament     6.5  /  7
Budapest 1947 (4)     Hungary - Austria Match    
  Gereben, E. - Watzl, L.     2 - 0    
Budapest 1947 (5)     3rd Hungarian Championship     7.5  /  14
Sofia 1947     2nd Balkaniad     2  /  3
Budapest 1947 (6)     Abonyi Memorial Tournament     12  /  15
Budapest 1947 (7)     Budapest Tournament     12.5  /  13
Budapest 1948 (1)     Hungary - Yugoslavia Match    
  Gereben, E. - Vidmar, M. (2)     1.5 - 0.5    
Budapest 1948 (2)     Budapest International Tournament     7.5  /  15
Bad Gastein 1948     Bad Gastein International Tournament     11.5  /  19
Splindleruv Mlyn 1948 (2)     Trade Unions Olympiad     3  /  4
Budapest 1948 (3)     4th Hungarian Championship     10.5  /  15

Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026