1974. RHM Press. Winning with Chess Psychology by Pal Benko and Burt Hochberg. 1991. Random House Puzzles & Games Basic Chess Endings by Reuben Fine, revised by Pal Benko. 2003. Random House Puzzles & Games Pal Benko: My Life, Games and Compositions by Pal Benko, Jeremy Silman, and John L. Watson. 2004. Siles Press. Pal Benko's Endgame Laboratory. 2007. Ishi Press. Notable games Pal Benko vs. Viacheslav Ragozin, Budapest 1949, Budapest Gambit (A52), 1–0 Laszlo Szabo vs. Pal Benko, Hungarian Championship 1951, Sicilian Defence, Sozin–Fischer Variation (B88), 0–1 Pal Benko vs. Robert Fischer, Portoroz Interzonal 1958, King's Indian Defence, Saemisch Variation (E80), 1–0 The young Fischer would later qualify, but he loses in this game. Pal Benko vs. Fridrik Olafsson, Yugoslavia Candidates' tournament 1959, Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation (B99), 1–0 Pal Benko vs. Robert Fischer, Buenos Aires 1960, King's Indian Defence, Fianchetto Variation (E62), 1–0 Pal Benko vs. Samuel Reshevsky, New York match 1960, Grunfeld Defence (D76), 1–0 Benko lost the match, but he scores a win here. Pal Benko vs. Robert Fischer, Curacao Candidates' tournament 1962, Benko's Opening (A00), 1–0 Benko introduces an original opening scheme (1.g3), and defeats Bobby Fischer. Pal Benko vs. Mikhail Tal, Curacao Candidates' tournament 1962, Benko's Opening (A00), 1–0 Pal Benko vs. Paul Keres, Curacao Candidates' tournament 1962, King's Indian Attack, Keres Variation (A07), 1–0 A loss for Keres, who had beaten Benko in the three previous cycles of the tournament; it costs him a chance to qualify for the world championship match. Milan Vukic vs. Pal Benko, Sarajevo 1967, Benko Gambit (A58), 0–1 Benko plays the Benko Gambit for the first time. Igor Zaitsev vs. Pal Benko, Solnak 1974, Benko Gambit (A57), 0–1 Pal Benko vs. Yasser Seirawan, Lone Pine 1978, English Opening, Symmetrical Variation (A34), 1–0 References Further reading Benko's Ultimate Truth, by Diana Mihajlova, Chess Life, Oct. 2013, pp. 36–40. External links Pal Benko download 765 Benko games in PGN format "Best Chess Bio Yet?" by Taylor Kingston; review of Benko biography, containing additional info on Benko Pal Benko U.S. Chess Hall of Fame "Pal Benko (1928–2019)" by Edward Winter 1928 births 2019 deaths American chess players American chess writers American male non-fiction writers American instructional writers Chess composers Chess grandmasters Chess theoreticians Hungarian chess players Hungarian emigrants to the United States Hungarian refugees Sportspeople from Amiens