Ferenc Berkes

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]

The native form of this personal name is Berkes Ferenc. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Ferenc Berkes
Berkes in 2021
CountryHungary
Born (1985-08-08) 8 August 1985
Baja, Hungary
TitleGrandmaster (2002)
FIDE rating2617 (October 2023)
Peak rating2706 (September 2011)
RankingNo. 156 (August 2023)
Peak rankingNo. 41 (September 2011)

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]

References
  1. Bánusz Tamás a bronzérmes, a rájátszásban kettős győzelmet aratott Gledura Benjáminnal szemben
  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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