Ferenc Berkes

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Ferenc Berkes
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Berkes in 2021
Country Hungary
Born (1985-08-08) 8 August 1985 (age 38)
Baja, Hungary
Title Grandmaster (2002)
FIDE   rating 2610 (March 2024)
Peak rating 2706 (September 2011)
Peak rankingNo. 41 (September 2011)

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]

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  2. ↑ Crowther, Mark (25 November 2002). "TWIC 420: World Youth Chess Championships". Chess.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  3. ↑ Crowther, Mark (1 March 2004). "TWIC 486: 3rd Aeroflot Chess Festival". Chess.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  4. ↑ Crowther, Mark (21 September 2011). "The Week in Chess: FIDE World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk 2011". London Chess Center. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "2019 European Individual Championship chess tournament results - ChessFocus.com". www.chessfocus.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "FIDE World Cup 2023: Preliminary lists of eligible players announced".
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