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Bela Berger

Number of games in database: 80
Years covered: 1953 to 1968
Overall record: +27 -32 =21 (46.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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BELA BERGER
(born Aug-12-1931, died Dec-18-2005, 74 years old) Hungary (federation/nationality Australia)

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He was an IM (1954).

Wikipedia article: Bela Berger

Last updated: 2022-03-24 09:40:21

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 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 80  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Lengyel vs B Berger  1-0261953HUN-ch+A04 Reti Opening
2. B Berger vs L Navarovszky  0-1321953Hungarian ChampionshipB74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
3. G Szilagyi vs B Berger  ½-½411953Hungarian ChampionshipE07 Catalan, Closed
4. B Berger vs P Dely 1-0281953Hungarian ChampionshipA20 English
5. L Tipary vs B Berger  0-1561953Hungarian ChampionshipA43 Old Benoni
6. B Berger vs E Gereben  1-0511953Hungarian ChampionshipA38 English, Symmetrical
7. G Meszaros vs B Berger  ½-½251953Hungarian ChampionshipB62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
8. B Berger vs B Sandor  0-1261953Hungarian ChampionshipC38 King's Gambit Accepted
9. K Androvitzky Borloy vs B Berger  0-1291953Hungarian ChampionshipE00 Queen's Pawn Game
10. B Berger vs T Florian  ½-½301953Hungarian ChampionshipD27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
11. Barcza vs B Berger  0-1391953Hungarian ChampionshipE08 Catalan, Closed
12. B Berger vs P Rethy  ½-½301953Hungarian ChampionshipD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
13. C Laszlo vs B Berger  1-0421953Hungarian ChampionshipA02 Bird's Opening
14. B Berger vs E Gasztonyi  ½-½211953Hungarian ChampionshipA46 Queen's Pawn Game
15. J Szily vs B Berger  ½-½211953Hungarian ChampionshipD61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack
16. B Berger vs G Kluger  ½-½481953Hungarian ChampionshipD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
17. B Berger vs Benko  ½-½611954Budapest ttB32 Sicilian
18. S Brzozka vs B Berger  ½-½411954Budapest ttC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
19. B Berger vs J Fichtl  0-1371954Budapest ttD44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
20. B Berger vs L Szollosi Sr  ½-½611955Voros LobogoC86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack
21. Lengyel vs B Berger  1-0261955Voros LobogoC86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack
22. B Berger vs Benko  1-0211955Voros LobogoB67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7
23. E Haag vs B Berger  1-0271955Voros LobogoA06 Reti Opening
24. B Berger vs R Sallay  1-0261955Voros LobogoC13 French
25. F Csiszar vs B Berger  ½-½321955Voros LobogoE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-17-04  salokin: This is Berger Bela = Bela Berger
Jun-08-09  myschkin: . . .

Béla Berger (1931-2005) was a Hungarian-Australian chess master.

After the failure of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956*, Berger left Hungary for Australia, where he won the New South Wales state title in 1957 and 1961. He played in the Australian Championship in Sydney in 1958/59, finishing second with 11.5 points, behind Lajos Steiner 's 12.5.

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Bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bela_B...

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Audio interview (listen online -> accept agbs -> enjoy):

http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/...

(by Neil Bennetts, 1981)

Jun-08-09  ozmikey: I wonder if Berger is still the only Australian to play in an Interzonal. I think he might be, actually; certainly there were no Aussies in the interzonals for the next three WC cycles at least.

You have to feel sorry for Max Fuller, though. He tied with Ortvin Sarapu in the zonal playoff for Sousse in 1967, and they drew lots to decide the winner. Sarapu got the IM title and the ticket to Tunisia, and poor Max got nothing.

Aug-12-09  whiteshark: Bela Berger <(12 August 1931, Szombathely, Hungary - December 2005, Sydney, Australia)> was a Hungarian-Australian chess master.
Mar-07-11  SvetlanaBabe: Max Fuller also tied in the Zonal with IM Tan and Kan for a position in the Leningrad Interzonal of 1973. The play off was a three way draw with Fuller losing out on countback.
Mar-24-22  Jan Kersten: Béla Berger died 18th December 2005 in Sidney, Australia. Source: Shakhmatnaya Evreiskaya Entsiklopedia p.29

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