Alfred Beni
 Beni (dark suit, right side of the table) vs. David Bronstein (1954) | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 3 June 1923 |
| Died | 4 June 1995 (aged 72) |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Austria |
| Title | International Master (1951) |
Alfred Beni (3 June 1923 — 4 June 1995)[1] was an Austrian chess International Master (IM) (1951).
Biography
[edit]Alfred Beni was two-time silver medalist Austrian Chess Championship (1947, 1952). In 1957, he represented Austria in the Zonal Chess tournament. Alfred Beni consisted of Vienna chess clubs: Schachklub Sandleiten (until 1941), Schachklub Hietzing Wien (1941-1945 and 1948–1977), Schachklub Ing. Georg Weisel (1945–1948), Schachklub Donaustadt (1977–1995; including as president).
Alfred Beni played for Austria in the Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 1950, at first board in the 9th Chess Olympiad in Dubrovnik (+5, =9, -1),
- In 1952, at third board in the 10th Chess Olympiad in Helsinki (+5, =4, -4),
- In 1954, at second board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+8, =5, -3),
- In 1958, at fourth board in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+6, =5, -5),
- In 1960, at second board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig (+5, =9, -4),
- In 1962, at third board in the 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna (+4, =6, -6),
- In 1964, at second board in the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv (+2, =8, -5).
Alfred Beni played for Austria in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:[3]
- In 1957, at third board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =2, -2),
- In 1961, at second board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =1, -4),
- In 1965, at first board in the 3rd European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+1, =1, -2).
Also Alfred Beni five time participated in Clare Benedict Chess Cup (1953, 1959–1960, 1963–1964) and in team competition won two bronze (1959, 1964) medals.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Gino Di Felice (2018). Chess International Titleholders, 1950-2016. McFarland & Company. p. 34. ISBN 9781476633619.
- ↑ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Alfred Beni". www.olimpbase.org.
- ↑ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Alfred Beni". www.olimpbase.org.
- ↑ "OlimpBase :: Clare Benedict Chess Cup :: Alfred Beni". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
[edit]- Alfred Beni player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Alfred Beni chess games at 365chess.com
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