Ferenc Berkes Explained
| Ferenc Berkes |
| Country: | Hungary |
| Birth Date: | 8 August 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Baja, Hungary |
| Grandmaster (2002) |
| Peakrating: | 2706 (September 2011) |
| Peakranking: | No. 41 (September 2011) |
| Fideid: | 718572 |
Ferenc Berkes (born 8 August 1985) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster. He is an eight-time Hungarian Chess Champion, winning in 2004, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2018.[1]
In 2002, he was World Under 18 Champion.[2]
In 2004 he tied for 4th–16th in the 3rd Aeroflot Open in Moscow.[3]
He took part in the Chess World Cup 2011, but was eliminated in the second round by Zahar Efimenko.[4]
He tied 3rd to 11th place in the 2019 European Individual Championship with Kacper Piorun, David Anton Guijarro, Niclas Huschenbeth, Sergei Movsesian, Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, Grigoriy Oparin, Maxim Rodshtein, and Eltaj Safarli.[5]
In the Chess World Cup 2023, Berkes (82nd seed) reached the round of 16 by defeating 18th seed Nikita Vitiugov in the third round and Ruslan Ponomariov in the fourth round.[6]
Notes and References
- http://sakkblog.reblog.hu/banusz-tamas-a-bronzermes-a-rajatszasban-kettos-gyozelmet-aratot Bánusz Tamás a bronzérmes, a rájátszásban kettős győzelmet aratott Gledura Benjáminnal szemben
- Web site: TWIC 420: World Youth Chess Championships . Crowther . Mark . 2002-11-25 . Chess.co.uk . 13 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212074121/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic420.html . 12 February 2012 .
- Web site: TWIC 486: 3rd Aeroflot Chess Festival. Crowther. Mark. 2004-03-01. Chess.co.uk. 31 December 2011.
- Web site: The Week in Chess: FIDE World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk 2011 . Crowther . Mark . 2011-09-21 . London Chess Center . 24 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111020150713/http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/fide-world-cup-khanty-mansiysk-2011 . 20 October 2011 .
- Web site: 2019 European Individual Championship chess tournament results - ChessFocus.com. 2020-08-16. www.chessfocus.com.
- Web site: FIDE World Cup 2023: Preliminary lists of eligible players announced .
