Francisco Benko
Francisco Benkö (born June 24, 1910 in Berlin as Franz Benkö ; † January 11, 2010 in Buenos Aires ) was a German-Argentinian chess player , chess composer and long-time member of the problem chess association Schwalbe . His highest historical rating was 2520 in May 1948.
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In 1928 Benkö joined the swallow . In 1935 he was the first Jewish chess master in Berlin. When Jacques Mieses gave a simultaneous performance in the Jewish chess club in Berlin, Benkö played " blind " and won. Against Friedrich Sämisch , Benkö played three times on other occasions, with Benkö winning all games.
During his time in Germany, Benkö knew many important people from the history of chess and chess composition personally, including Carl Ahues , Eduard Birgfeld , Wolfgang Heidenfeld , Hermann Keidanski , Johann Koers , Ado Kraemer and Erich Zepler , Kurt Richter , Friedrich Sämisch, Eduard Schildberg , Willi Schlage , Bruno Sommer and Richard Steinweg . In Argentina, Benkö made friends with Alexander Alekhine , against whom he drew in Berlin in 1928 and 1929 at simultaneous events . In 1992 Benkö met Michail Tal .
In 1938 he took part in his first Argentinian individual championship final, in 2004 he again managed to qualify for it. In July 2007, Benkö's Elo rating was 2050.
When he took part in the Torneo Mayor in Buenos Aires in 1938, Benkö played against B. H. Villegas, who was born in 1877. With his game against K. Paveta, born in 1992, at the Despedida Open in Buenos Aires 2008, there is a difference of 115 years for the years of birth of his opponents. The record of 117 years was set by Frank Parr, who played against a Mackenzie born in 1871 and against Thomas Sharp (* 1988).
Benkö was awarded the Delfo Cabrera Prize for his services . In October 2009 he was made an honorary member of the Schwalbe .
Benkö also composed chess problems , including retro-analytical problems, studies and direct mate problems. The following problem was his favorite threesome.
British Chess Magazine , 1950
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Only 1. Nd6 – c4 !! leads to mate on move three.
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Benkö won here with 23. Bc1xh6 Bc6xe4 24. Bh6xg7! Kg8xg7 25. Bg2xe4 Rc4xe4 26. Qe5 – g5 + Kg7 – h7 27. Qg5xf6 material and later the game.
Life
Benkö, son of the Hungarian Richard Wilhelm Benkö and the Austrian Alice Josephine Helene Pick, said he was orphaned shortly before he joined Schwalbe in 1928. In order to escape the increasing hostility towards Jews during the Nazi era , Benkö, who was of Jewish descent on his mother's side, emigrated to Argentina with his sister Anne in 1936, where he stayed until his death. In the previous year, Erich Zepler, who was also a Jew, had emigrated to England after he had told his friend Benkö about his plans.
Francisco Benkö died of heart failure on January 11, 2010 at around 3:30 p.m. local time in the Policlínico Bancario in Buenos Aires.
Individual references and sources
- Günter Büsing (after Francisco Benkö): Swallow veteran discovered . In: Die Schwalbe , Issue 226, August 2007, pp. 175–177. ( Online version )
- ↑ Historias de vida - Francisco Benkö cumplió 95 años , chessbase.com (Spanish)
- ↑ Chessmetrics Player Profile: Francisco Benk. Retrieved June 23, 2017 .
- ↑ chesshistory.com Argentinian Championship, message # 3445 (English)
- ^ Administrator: Benko, Francisco FIDE Chess Profile - Players Arbiters Trainers. Retrieved June 23, 2017 (UK English).
- ↑ Edward Winter : Chess Notes , no.6475
- ↑ Tim Krabbé : Open Chess Diary , item 271
- ↑ Jugadas de la memoria: galardón para Francisco Benko , chessbase.com (Spanish)
- ↑ Schwalbe meeting from October 9 to 11, 2009 in Ravensburg . In: Die Schwalbe , issue 240 (December 2009). Pp. 299-303.
- ↑ ChessBase: Big Database 2005 (Part 71230)
- ↑ Carlos Ilardo: La despedida a un maestro de la vida . January 12, 2010
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Benko, Francisco |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Benkö, Franz (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Argentine chess player and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 11, 2010 |
| Place of death | Buenos Aires |