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]
Ferenc Berkes | |
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Berkes in 2021 | |
Country | Hungary |
Born | (1985-08-08) 8 August 1985 (age 36) Baja, Hungary |
Title | Grandmaster (2002) |
FIDE rating | 2654 (June 2022) |
Peak rating | 2706 (September 2011) |
Ranking | No. 93 (June 2022) |
Peak ranking | No. 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]
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