1928 - 2019
Pal Charles Benko (Hungarian: Benkő Pál; July 15, 1928 – August 25, 2019) was a Hungarian and American chess player, author, and composer of endgame studies and chess problems. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pal Benko has received more than 194,963 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Pal Benko is the 82nd most popular chess player (down from 63rd in 2019), the 3,295th most popular biography from France (down from 2,658th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Chess Player.
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Among chess players, Pal Benko ranks 82 out of 374. Before him are Louis Paulsen, Friðrik Ólafsson, Grigory Levenfish, Lev Polugaevsky, Reuben Fine, and Adolf Albin. After him are Levon Aronian, Rudolf Charousek, Vlastimil Hort, Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, Nana Alexandria, and Harry Nelson Pillsbury.
1833 - 1891
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 76
1935 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 77
1889 - 1961
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 78
1934 - 1995
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 79
1914 - 1993
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 80
1848 - 1920
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 81
1928 - 2019
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 82
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 83
1873 - 1900
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 84
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 85
1909 - 1974
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 86
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 87
1872 - 1906
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 88
Among people born in 1928, Pal Benko ranks 264. Before him are Luis Posada Carriles, Arthur Dion Hanna, Friedrich Wetter, Nancy Marchand, Luciano De Crescenzo, and Dick Miller. After him are Fidel Ramos, Carl Dahlhaus, William Klein, Alexander Gomelsky, Yoshiro Nakamatsu, and Umberto Maglioli. Among people deceased in 2019, Pal Benko ranks 212. Before him are Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, Andrew G. Vajna, Luciano De Crescenzo, Chelo Alonso, Dick Miller, and Julie Adams. After him are Egil Danielsen, Lee Radziwill, Lydia Wideman, Achille Silvestrini, Roland Matthes, and Vladimir Etush.
1928 - 2018
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 258
1928 - 2021
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 259
1928 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 260
1928 - 2000
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 261
1928 - 2019
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 262
1928 - 2019
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 263
1928 - 2019
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 264
1928 - 2022
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 265
1928 - 1989
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 266
1928 - 2022
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 267
1928 - 2005
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 268
1928 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 269
1928 - 1999
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 270
1938 - 2019
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 206
1944 - 2019
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 207
1928 - 2019
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 208
1933 - 2019
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 209
1928 - 2019
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 210
1926 - 2019
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 211
1928 - 2019
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 212
1933 - 2019
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 213
1933 - 2019
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 214
1920 - 2019
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 215
1923 - 2019
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 216
1950 - 2019
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 217
1922 - 2019
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 218
Among people born in France, Pal Benko ranks 3,295 out of 6,011. Before him are Michel Duchaussoy (1938), François de La Mothe Le Vayer (1588), Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany (1000), Victor Schœlcher (1804), Jean Echenoz (1947), and Robert Garnier (1534). After him are Raoul Coutard (1924), Pierre-François Bouchard (1771), Louis Bourdaloue (1632), Éric Serra (1959), Bernard Giraudeau (1947), and Claude Fleury (1640).
1938 - 2012
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 3,289
1588 - 1672
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 3,290
1000 - 1008
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 3,291
1804 - 1893
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 3,292
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 3,293
1534 - 1590
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 3,294
1928 - 2019
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 3,295
1924 - 2016
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 3,296
1771 - 1822
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 3,297
1632 - 1704
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 3,298
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 3,299
1947 - 2010
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 3,300
1640 - 1723
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 3,301
Among chess players born in France, Pal Benko ranks 3. Before him are François-André Danican Philidor (1726) and Legall de Kermeur (1702). After him are Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant (1800), Chantal Chaudé de Silans (1919), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (1990), Laurent Fressinet (1981), Étienne Bacrot (1983), and Marie Sebag (1986).
1726 - 1795
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 1
1702 - 1792
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 2
1928 - 2019
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 3
1800 - 1872
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 4
1919 - 2001
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 5
1990 - Present
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 6
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.24
Rank: 7
1983 - Present
HPI: 30.91
Rank: 8
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.01
Rank: 9