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Pal Benko, 1928-2019
Pal Benko, 1928-2019

The Hungarian-American grandmaster Pal Benko has died at the age of 91. A two-time candidate for the world title, he was also an author and composer of endgame studies and chess problems. The Benko Gambit is named after him. The news of Benko's death came from the Hungarian-American grandmaster Susan...

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