Pal Benko

CURATED CHESS GAMES

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Players Result Moves Opening Event
1955
Gasztonyi, Endre vs Benko, Pal C
0-1 37 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line Voros Lobogo
1955
Szollosy, Laszlo vs Benko, Pal C
0-1 39 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation Voros Lobogo
1955
Benko, Pal C vs Kluger, Gyula
1-0 32 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense Budapest game
1956.09.02
Benko, Pal C vs Campomanes, Florencio
1-0 32 Petrov's Defense Olympiad-12 Preliminaries D
1956.09.06
Benko, Pal C vs Limbos, Paul
1-0 39 King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation Olympiad-12 Preliminaries D
1956.09.08
Loverdos, Spyridon vs Benko, Pal C
0-1 24 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line Olympiad-12 Preliminaries D
1956.09.20
Benko, Pal C vs Sefc, Jan
1-0 33 King's Indian Attack Olympiad-12 Final A
1956.09.21
Benko, Pal C vs Bhend, Edwin
1-0 28 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation Olympiad-12 Final A
1956.09.24
Ivkov, Borislav vs Benko, Pal C
0-1 31 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation Olympiad-12 Final A
1956
Benko, Pal C vs Szily, Jozsef
1-0 53 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Exchange Line Budapest Szikra
1956
Benko, Pal C vs Kettner, E
1-0 31 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation Budapest Szikra
1956
Pogats, Jozsef vs Benko, Pal C
0-1 43 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation Budapest Szikra
1956
Gereben, Erno vs Benko, Pal C
0-1 57 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System Budapest Alekhine
1956
Benko, Pal C vs Haag, Ervin
1-0 46 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation Budapest Alekhine
1956
Benko, Pal C vs Lengyel, Levente
1-0 47 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Modern System Budapest Alekhine
1956
Benko, Pal C vs Kluger, Gyula
1-0 87 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation Budapest Szikra
1956
Benko, Pal C vs Szily, Jozsef
1-0 19 King's Indian Attack, with e6 Budapest Alekhine
1956
Benko, Pal C vs Portisch, Lajos
1-0 61 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation Budapest Szikra
1956
Benko, Pal C vs Dely, Peter
1-0 42 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Keres Variation Budapest Szikra
1957.03
Kluger, Gyula vs Benko, Pal C
0-1 38 Old Indian Defense HUN-ch12
1957.03
Benko, Pal C vs Szilagyi, Gyorgy
1-0 59 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line HUN-ch12
1957.03
Sebestyen, Bela vs Benko, Pal C
0-1 40 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation HUN-ch12
1957.03
Honfi, Karoly vs Benko, Pal C
0-1 39 Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Anti-Sozin Variation HUN-ch12
1957.03
Benko, Pal C vs Bilek, Istvan
1-0 44 King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense HUN-ch12
1957.03
Benko, Pal C vs Lengyel, Levente
1-0 52 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation HUN-ch12
1957.05.13
Benko, Pal C vs Stenborg, Ake
1-0 33 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian Zonal Dublin
1957.05.14
Van Scheltinga, Theo D vs Benko, Pal C
0-1 35 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation Zonal Dublin
1957.05.15
Benko, Pal C vs Llado Lumbera, Jaime
1-0 39 Zukertort Opening Zonal Dublin
1957.05.17
Dunkelblum, Arthur vs Benko, Pal C
0-1 48 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation Zonal Dublin
1957.05.18
Benko, Pal C vs Alexander, Conel Hugh O'Donel
1-0 42 King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation Zonal Dublin
1957.05.20
Benko, Pal C vs Giustolisi, Alberto Mario
1-0 31 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation Zonal Dublin
1957.05.22
Walther, Edgar vs Benko, Pal C
0-1 38 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation Zonal Dublin
1957.05.24
O'Sullivan, Donal vs Benko, Pal C
0-1 31 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense Zonal Dublin
1957.05.25
Conrady, Alphonse vs Benko, Pal C
0-1 26 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation Zonal Dublin
1957.05.27
Benko, Pal C vs Dreyer, Kurt
1-0 18 Dutch Defense Zonal Dublin
1957.06.01
Benko, Pal C vs Fairhurst, William Albert
1-0 33 King's Indian Attack Zonal Dublin
1957.07.11
Benko, Pal C vs Olafsson, Fridrik
1-0 37 King's Indian Attack: Wahls Defense WchT Students 04th
1957.07.13
Benko, Pal C vs Soderborg, Berndt
1-0 41 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation WchT Students 04th
1957.07.15
Benko, Pal C vs Dittmann, Sieghart
1-0 36 Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5 WchT Students 04th
1957.07.19
Tumurbator, Purev vs Benko, Pal C
0-1 33 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation WchT Students 04th
1957.07.24
Benko, Pal C vs Persitz, Raaphi
1-0 52 Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack WchT Students 04th
1957
Pilnik, Hermann vs Benko, Pal C
0-1 38 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation Hafnarfirdi
1957
Benko, Pal C vs Agustsson, Gudmundur
1-0 37 Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit Reykjavik
1957
Gislason, Sigurgeir vs Benko, Pal C
0-1 31 London System Hafnarfirdi
1957
Benko, Pal C vs Pilnik, Hermann
1-0 46 Benoni Defense: King's Indian System Reykjavik
1957
Gunnarsson, Gunnar K vs Benko, Pal C
0-1 42 Grünfeld Defense Reykjavik
1957
Gudmundsson, Gudmundur S vs Benko, Pal C
0-1 43 East Indian Defense Reykjavik
1957
Johannesson, Bjorn vs Benko, Pal C
0-1 15 Sicilian Defense: Closed Reykjavik
1958.08.05
Benko, Pal C vs Fuster, Geza
1-0 26 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation Interzonal-04
1958.08.10
Benko, Pal C vs Fischer, Robert James
1-0 41 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation Interzonal-04