Tactics challenge of an Olympic medalist2014. 12. 20. Olympic medalist Grandmaster Pal Benko shares his most recent chess gems with the new generations. Benko was raised in Hungary and became a member of the Olympic team in 1956, when...
A Benko Classic
2K5/4N3/p4P1k/P7/4r3/8/8/8 w – – 0 1White to move and win.NOTE: It is VERY tricky!Benko, 1997 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Benko New Year Challenge
White to move and mate in 3 by Pal Benko Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
A Benko classic
Black to move. Can Black hold this position?Szabo, Laszlo – Benko, Pal (Hungary 1951), presented by Andreas 1b3rk1/1q3p1p/p3rBp1/5RQ1/8/2P5/P5PP/5R1K b – – 0 28 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Pal Benko New Year Challenge #1
White to move and mate in 3. Have fun, courtesy of GM Pal Benko 🙂 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Benko Christmas Tree Brain Challenge
This puzzle was created by my long time friend GM Pal Benko. It is the fifth one of the Holiday series. White to move and checkmate in 2. No computer lines please! Have fun 🙂 Chess Daily News from...
Benko Brain Challenge #4
This puzzle is created by my long time friend GM Pal Benko. It is the fourth one of the Holiday series. How do you reach this position in 4.5 moves? (5 white moves , 4 Black moves) Enjoy! Chess...
Benko Brain Challenge #3
This puzzle is created by my long time friend GM Pal Benko. It is the third one of the Holiday series. The first part of the question is how do you reach this position in 4.5 moves ? The...
Benko Brain Challenge #2
This puzzle is created by my long time friend GM Pal Benko. It is the second one of the Holiday series. I will post one per day for the next 5 days 🙂 How do you reach this position...
Benko Brain Challenge #1
This puzzle was just sent to me by my long time friend GM Pal Benko. It is a part of the Holiday series. I will post one per day for the next 5 days 🙂 How do you reach...