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Pal Benko (1928 -  2019)

Pal Benko (1928 - 2019)

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greenpawn34

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Joined
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Clock
17 Sep 19


A wee piece about Pal Benko who recently passed away with a
Benko Trap, Benko Game and a study from 'Benko's Bafflers'.

We look for and find RHP coincidence blunders
from two games played in the recent World Cup

A Spy v Spy cartoon with a chess theme.

A picture of a bus named after a famous player.
(I need more chess related pics of anything - thank you Moonbus)

A warning about how easy it may be to make a mistake
promoting a pawn when playing using a mobile phone.

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mchill
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@greenpawn34

I spent many happy hours over the board in efforts to solve Benko's bafferers back in the 80's.

RIP Pal - you will not be forgotten! 😢

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