Pal Benko

The native form of this personal name is Benkő Pál. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Pal Benko
Benko in 1964
Full namePal Charles Benko
Country
  • Hungary (before 1962)
  • United States (from 1962)
Born(1928-07-15)July 15, 1928
Amiens, France
DiedAugust 25, 2019(2019-08-25) (aged 91)[a]
Budapest, Hungary
TitleGrandmaster (1958)
Peak rating2530 (July 1973)

Pal Charles Benko[1] (Hungarian: Benkő Pál; July 15, 1928 – August 25, 2019[a]) was a Hungarian and American chess player, author, and composer of endgame studies and chess problems.


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