Ferenc Berkes

{{short description|Hungarian chess grandmaster (born 1985)}}

{{Eastern name order|Berkes Ferenc}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Infobox chess biography

|name = Ferenc Berkes

|image = 2021-Ferenc-Berkes.JPG

|caption = Berkes in 2021

|full_name =

|country = Hungary

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|8|8|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Baja, Hungary

|title = Grandmaster (2002)

|rating =

|peakrating = 2706 (September 2011)

|peakranking = No. 41 (September 2011)

|FideID = 718572

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Ferenc Berkes (born 8 August 1985) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster. He is an eight-time Hungarian Chess Champion, winning in 2004, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2018.[http://sakkblog.reblog.hu/banusz-tamas-a-bronzermes-a-rajatszasban-kettos-gyozelmet-aratot Bánusz Tamás a bronzérmes, a rájátszásban kettős győzelmet aratott Gledura Benjáminnal szemben]

In 2002, he was World Under 18 Champion.{{cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic420.html#9 |title=TWIC 420: World Youth Chess Championships |last=Crowther |first=Mark |date=2002-11-25 |publisher=Chess.co.uk |accessdate=13 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212074121/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic420.html |archivedate=12 February 2012 }}

In 2004 he tied for 4th–16th in the 3rd Aeroflot Open in Moscow.{{cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic486.html#3|title=TWIC 486: 3rd Aeroflot Chess Festival|last=Crowther|first=Mark|date=2004-03-01|publisher=Chess.co.uk|accessdate=31 December 2011}}

He took part in the Chess World Cup 2011, but was eliminated in the second round by Zahar Efimenko.{{cite web|url=http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/fide-world-cup-khanty-mansiysk-2011 |title=The Week in Chess: FIDE World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk 2011 |last=Crowther |first=Mark |date=2011-09-21 |publisher=London Chess Center |accessdate=24 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020150713/http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/fide-world-cup-khanty-mansiysk-2011 |archivedate=20 October 2011 }}

He tied 3rd to 11th place in the 2019 European Individual Championship with Kacper Piorun, David Anton Guijarro, Niclas Huschenbeth, Sergei Movsesian, Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, Grigoriy Oparin, Maxim Rodshtein, and Eltaj Safarli.{{Cite web|title=2019 European Individual Championship chess tournament results - ChessFocus.com|url=http://www.chessfocus.com/tournament-results/2019-european-individual-championship|access-date=2020-08-16|website=www.chessfocus.com}}

In the Chess World Cup 2023, Berkes (82nd seed) reached the round of 16 by defeating 18th seed Nikita Vitiugov in the third round and Ruslan Ponomariov in the fourth round.{{Cite web |title=FIDE World Cup 2023: Preliminary lists of eligible players announced |url=https://www.fide.com/news/2430 }}