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Ivan Farago
I Farago 
 

Number of games in database: 4,016
Years covered: 1961 to 2021
Last FIDE rating: 2354 (2353 rapid, 2388 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2625
Overall record: +1390 -604 =2006 (59.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 16 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (301) 
    E97 E73 E94 E75 E61
 Queen's Indian (230) 
    E12 E17 E15 E16 E13
 Modern Benoni (171) 
    A57 A56 A61 A67 A77
 Grunfeld (168) 
    D97 D93 D87 D92 D82
 Semi-Slav (141) 
    D45 D44 D43 D48 D47
 Queen's Gambit Declined (140) 
    D37 D38 D31 D39 D30
With the Black pieces:
 French Defense (573) 
    C05 C18 C00 C02 C01
 Queen's Indian (235) 
    E15 E12 E17 E14 E13
 Sicilian (232) 
    B42 B43 B40 B22 B41
 French Winawer (207) 
    C18 C15 C19 C16 C17
 French Tarrasch (206) 
    C05 C03 C09 C07
 Nimzo Indian (185) 
    E32 E46 E55 E48 E25
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Sax vs I Farago, 1973 0-1
   I Farago vs I A Zaitsev, 1980 1-0
   I Farago vs G Jacoby, 2002 1-0
   G Makropoulos vs I Farago, 1988 0-1
   G Cabrilo vs I Farago, 1984 1/2-1/2
   A Juhasz vs I Farago, 2021 0-1
   I Farago vs K Bjerring, 1989 1-0
   I Farago vs R Berczy, 1968 1-0
   I Farago vs G Sigurjonsson, 1976 1-0
   Z Almasi vs I Farago, 1999 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Laszlo Toth Memorial (1979)
   Makarczyk Memorial (1980)
   Balatonbereny Open (1985)
   Svendborg (1981)
   Hungarian Championship (1986)
   Prievidza (1973)
   Leipzig DSV (1975)
   Novi Sad (1978)
   Budapest Championship (1968)
   Hungarian Championship (1979)
   Hungarian Championship (1973)
   Hungarian Championship (1976)
   Hungarian Championship (1977)
   Dresden ZMD Open (2009)
   Vienna Open (1998)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Amsterdam IBM 1976 by suenteus po 147
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1988 by suenteus po 147

RECENT GAMES:
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   I Farago vs M Borhy (Oct-31-21) 1/2-1/2
   I Farago vs P Zentai (Oct-10-21) 1/2-1/2
   M Karthikeyan vs I Farago (Jul-28-21) 1/2-1/2
   I Farago vs P Polyik (Jul-27-21) 1/2-1/2
   W Cu Hor vs I Farago (Jul-26-21) 1-0

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IVAN FARAGO
(born Apr-01-1946, died Dec-12-2022, 76 years old) Hungary

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Ivan Farago was born in Budapest. He participated five times in the world university-college team championship, in 1967 his individual performance was the best in the field. The Hungarian Chess Federation declared him a master in 1964. He was awarded the IM title in 1974 and the GM title in 1976. He was 1st= at Halle 1978, 1st at Kecskemet 1979, 1st at Svendborg, 1st= at Bagneux 1983, 1st at Albena 1983, 1st= at Wijk aan Zee 1987 and 1st at Budapest 1987. Farago entered the finals of the national championship several times, winning gold medals in 1986, silver medals in 1979 and 1981. He was a member of the European Championship silver medal winning team in 1977 and 1980, and in 1983 he won a bronze medal at the continental championship with the team. Farago won a silver medal at the Maltese Chess Olympiad in 1980, while five years later he also won a silver medal with the national team.

Farago played in the German Bundesliga, where he represented the Griesheim chess club.

https://nepszava.hu/3178576_meghalt...

Wikipedia article: Iván Faragó

Last updated: 2024-09-09 14:09:12

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 page 1 of 161; games 1-25 of 4,016  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. I Farago vs E Nagy 0-1271961?D09 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3
2. Desnica vs I Farago  ½-½301962HUN-JUGA92 Dutch
3. I Farago vs Desnica  0-1611962HUN-JUGA43 Old Benoni
4. I Farago vs Antoshin  1-0441964WchT U26 11th fin-AD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
5. A Hellman vs I Farago  0-1551964WchT U26 11th qual-FC15 French, Winawer
6. S Celis vs I Farago  0-1231964WchT U26 11th qual-FA84 Dutch
7. L Kristensen vs I Farago  0-1411964WchT U26 11th fin-AC01 French, Exchange
8. Ujtumen vs I Farago  1-0441964WchT U26 11th fin-AC16 French, Winawer
9. I Farago vs B Zuckerman  0-1381964WchT U26 11th fin-AE61 King's Indian
10. E Skrob vs I Farago  ½-½531964WchT U26 11th fin-AC02 French, Advance
11. I Farago vs E Bogdanov  1-0601964WchT U26 11th fin-AA56 Benoni Defense
12. I Farago vs P Dely  0-167196520th Hungarian ChampionshipE53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
13. I Farago vs J Macles  1-0461965Wch U20 q-4E61 King's Indian
14. I Farago vs K Honfi  0-126196520th Hungarian ChampionshipD92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4
15. I Farago vs I Polgar  0-138196520th Hungarian ChampionshipE55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation
16. E Haag vs I Farago  0-131196520th Hungarian ChampionshipC05 French, Tarrasch
17. I Farago vs I Bilek  ½-½32196520th Hungarian ChampionshipE61 King's Indian
18. J Hajtun vs I Farago  ½-½61196520th Hungarian ChampionshipE07 Catalan, Closed
19. I Farago vs J Flesch  0-140196520th Hungarian ChampionshipE53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
20. I Farago vs S Petersen  ½-½201965Wch U20 q-4A46 Queen's Pawn Game
21. L Barczay vs I Farago  ½-½24196520th Hungarian ChampionshipC18 French, Winawer
22. I Farago vs G Kluger  0-140196520th Hungarian ChampionshipB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
23. I Farago vs J Pogats  1-028196520th Hungarian ChampionshipE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
24. I Farago vs L M Kovacs  1-037196520th Hungarian ChampionshipD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
25. I Farago vs Y Bleiman  1-0371965Wch U20 q-4E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation
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Oct-01-04  fasting: Does anybody know anything about mr. Farago?
Dec-29-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: Ivan Farago
Born 1st April 1946 in Budapest
Awarded the IM title in 1974 and the GM title 1976.
Apr-12-05  waddayaplay: His favourite approach to the gruenfeld the rather unusual Bf4 and e3.

Since I'm a French Player like him, I looked through his games with black, and found them to be very complicated.

Apr-12-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  WTHarvey: Here are some diagrams of critical positions from Ivan's games: http://www.wtharvey.com/fara.html
Apr-01-06  BIDMONFA: Ivan Farago

FARAGO, Ivan
http://www.bidmonfa.com/farago_ivan...
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Oct-10-09  nigelsnoru: F r o g g e r
Feb-09-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: He has played the second largest number of Class A games, after Viktor Kortschnoj.
Feb-04-12  King Death: < offramp: He has played the second largest number of Class A games, after Viktor Kortschnoj.>

To make GM both of these players must have had a few decent ones in spite of your ridiculous statement. Maybe one day you'll get within a light year or two of them in playing strength.

Feb-18-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: <King Death: < offramp: He has played the second largest number of Class A games, after Viktor Kortschnoj.> To make GM both of these players must have had a few decent ones in spite of your ridiculous statement. Maybe one day you'll get within a light year or two of them in playing strength.>

My source was Chessbase Megabase 2011. If you disagree you should inform Chessbase through its website at http://www.chessbase.com/

Feb-18-12  nummerzwei: This shows once more that Brits and Americans don't speak the same language.
Apr-01-13  waustad: IM Ulrich Schulze was not kind to Ivan Farago, passing his score for top Senior at the Neckar Open on his birthday. He had led that category for most of the tournament.
Sep-20-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: <offramp: <King Death: < offramp: He has played the second largest number of Class A games, after Viktor Kortschnoj.> To make GM both of these players must have had a few decent ones in spite of your ridiculous statement. Maybe one day you'll get within a light year or two of them in playing strength.>>

365.chess.com also suggests a large number of games. At their player profile http://www.365chess.com/players/Iva... there is this summary:

<Name: Ivan Farago
Federation: HUNGARY
Born: 1946
Title: Grand Master
ELO: 2428
Years: 1962 - 2014

<Wins: 1304 (36.25 %)
Draws: 1783 (49.57 %)
Losses: 510 (14.18 %)>

Score: 61.04 %>

That's about 3600 games. He's obviously quite the chess lover.

Sep-20-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Farago actually has, at a minimum, <over> 3600 games, as none of the ten are included at 365chess from the 1984 Toronto International; I was his first-round opponent in a Queen's Indian.
Sep-20-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: Farago is probably a <real> chess professional - one who has to win prizes in order to eat and pay mortgages.

Another player I admire for his prefessionalism is Mark Hebden who seems to be playing non-stop; following European chess winds seeking a weekly wage.

How many games has he played? Even Hebden probably could not estimate...

Sep-20-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Didn't Sly Stallone fight this guy in Rocky III?
Sep-21-14  waustad: Looking at chess-results.com, he has played for many different teams in Hungary and Austria. I would assume that he's also played in leagues in several other countries, but many leagues don't use the chess-results service. More is the pity, since it is usually a lot more convenient than what they choose instead.
Feb-16-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: http://en.chessbase.com/Portals/4/f... shows that he is between Korchnoi & Karpov in the most-active list; he has played 4263 games.
Apr-01-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: On today, his birthday;;;

<Ivan Farago
I Farago

Number of games in database: 3,998>.

Apr-01-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Looks buff! I think he could still give Rocky a run for his money.
Dec-13-22  Volcanus: https://nepszava.hu/3178461_lm10-ko...
Dec-13-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  Fusilli: <HeMateMe: Looks buff! I think he could still give Rocky a run for his money.>

Right!

Dec-13-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Farago looks in better shape than when we met in Toronto, lo, those many moons ago.
Dec-14-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  Fusilli: <perf> Why? What did he look like?
Dec-14-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  moronovich: I met him in around 82. Together with IM Bednarski from Poland.

At the postmortem after his game we ganged up against a certain russian, named Vassilij Smyslov !

Dec-14-22  Eastfrisian: R.I.P. Master Farago.
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