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Benkő was born in France but was raised in Hungary. He emigrated to the United States in 1958. 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Benkő was the Hungarian champion by age twenty. FIDE awarded him the title of grandmaster in 1958. He was a candidate for the World Championship in 1959 and 1962. He qualified for the 1970 Interzonal tournament, the leaders of which advance to the playoffs for the World Championship. However, he gave up his spot in the Interzonal to Bobby Fischer, who went on to win the World Championship in 1972. Benkő finished in first place (or tied for first place) in eight U.S. Open Chess Championships. Some chess openings he pioneered are named for him: Benkő Gambit and Benkő's Opening. He was inducted into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame in 1993. The Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national chess federations around the world. ... The title International Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Chess Championship is played to determine the World Champion in the board game chess. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Interzonal chess tournaments were tournaments organized by FIDE, the World Chess Federation. ... Bobby Fischer. ... The first moves of a chess game are the opening moves, collectively referred to as the opening. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

In addition to his success as a player, Benkő is a noted authority on the chess endgame and a composer of endgame studies and chess problems. For decades, he has had a column on endgames in Chess Life magazine, which is published by the United States Chess Federation. In 2003 he revised the classic book Basic Chess Endings, by Reuben Fine. In chess, the endgame (or end game or ending) refers to the stage of the game when there are few pieces left on the board. ... Chess Life is the official publication of the United States Chess Federation (USCF), and reaches more than a quarter of a million readers every month. ... The United States Chess Federation (USCF) is the governing chess organization within the United States and is one of the federations of the FIDE. The USCF was founded in 1939 and grew gradually until 1972, when membership doubled due to interest in Bobby Fischers rise to the World Championship. ... Reuben Fine (October 11, 1914 - March 26, 1993) was one of the best chess players in the world during the 1930s. ...

References

• "Best Chess Bio Yet?" - review of a biography of Benkő

External links

• FIDE rating card for Pal Benko
• Pal Benko download 765 of his games in pgn format.
• The Hungary Page