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Jeno Ban

Number of games in database: 40
Years covered: 1941 to 1959
Overall record: +13 -16 =11 (46.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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JENO BAN
(born Mar-09-1919, died Nov-12-1979, 60 years old) Hungary

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Author of The Tactics of End-Games and chess composer. He was one of the founders of the Hungarian magazine Magyar Sakkelet and its chief editor for 30 years.

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 40  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. J Ban vs Csirjak 1-0141941HungaryC23 Bishop's Opening
2. Benko vs J Ban  1-0521947Hungarian ChampionshipB75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
3. J Ban vs E Macskasy  0-1461947Hungarian ChampionshipC10 French
4. C Laszlo vs J Ban  1-0411947Hungarian ChampionshipE40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
5. J Ban vs G Fuster  ½-½341947Hungarian ChampionshipB10 Caro-Kann
6. E Gereben vs J Ban  0-1631947Hungarian ChampionshipE40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
7. J Ban vs J Szily  0-1281947Hungarian ChampionshipC79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred
8. Szabo vs J Ban 1-0261947Hungarian ChampionshipA52 Budapest Gambit
9. J Ban vs B Sandor  1-0361947Hungarian ChampionshipB83 Sicilian
10. J Ban vs Barcza  0-1311947Hungarian ChampionshipB83 Sicilian
11. F Koberl vs J Ban 1-0151952Hungarian ChampionshipC41 Philidor Defense
12. J Ban vs J Szily  0-1521952Hungarian ChampionshipB91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation
13. G Szilagyi vs J Ban  0-1361952Hungarian ChampionshipA48 King's Indian
14. G Negyesy vs J Ban  ½-½731952Hungarian ChampionshipE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
15. J Ban vs Barcza  ½-½401952Hungarian ChampionshipC01 French, Exchange
16. G Kluger vs J Ban  0-1391952Hungarian ChampionshipC68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange
17. J Ban vs Lengyel  1-0361952Hungarian ChampionshipB10 Caro-Kann
18. E Gereben vs J Ban  0-1691952Hungarian ChampionshipA05 Reti Opening
19. J Ban vs A Vajda  0-1661952Hungarian ChampionshipC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
20. B Sandor vs J Ban  ½-½301952Hungarian ChampionshipE92 King's Indian
21. J Ban vs L Tipary  ½-½731952Hungarian ChampionshipB11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4
22. C Laszlo vs J Ban  1-0431952Hungarian ChampionshipA05 Reti Opening
23. J Ban vs E Bakonyi  ½-½461952Hungarian ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
24. J Pogats vs J Ban  0-1781952Hungarian ChampionshipC54 Giuoco Piano
25. J Ban vs T Florian  ½-½341952Hungarian ChampionshipB10 Caro-Kann
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Aug-07-08  myschkin: . . .

Book:
http://www.allbookstores.com/book/9...

Aug-07-08  whiteshark: " When I started playing tournament chess in the fall of 1972, one could count the number of widely circulated endgame books in English on one hand. There was Fine's monumental BASIC CHESS ENDINGS, Hooper and Euwe's one volume book on the endings and <a curious book called <THE TACTICS OF ENDGAME>> by Jeno Ban. The latter was translated from Hungarian, and instead of teaching endgame theory in textbook fashion, was filled with all sorts of studies that showed the amazing sorts of tactics possible with very few pieces on the board."

--John Donaldson

http://www.jeremysilman.com/book_re...

Aug-07-08  myschkin: ° ° °
^^ Woops, time for a cigarette here! I started reading something like: When I = <whiteshark> started playing tournament chess in the fall of 1972, ..... my goodness I was very much impressed lol
Aug-07-08  whiteshark: Which reminds me of Oscar Wilde's "I like quoting myself, it adds spice to the conversation!". lol

:D

Aug-07-08
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  keypusher: I have the book. Not sure it made my endgame any better, but there are lots of lovely problems in there.
Aug-07-08  vonKrolock: *Dunapataj, March 9th 1919; + Budapest, November 12th 1979. Physician, Master-coach in Chess and Journalist.First published chess composition in 1943, more active only since 1957. He published circa 230 problems (mostly of the 'task' genre, long helpmates, construction and mathematic, etc) and studies (mostly with paradoxical play and ♔ manoeuvres), and almost 80 where nominated. Redactor: 1949/51: "Budapesti Sakkh�rad�, from 1951 to 1972 "Magyar Sakk�let"; and also since 1953 the chess column in the diary "N�pszava".
Aug-08-08  whiteshark: This is the only J. Ban study in Genrikh Kasparian 's <Domination in 2545 Endgame Studies> (no. 2449). It's from 1947.


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White to play and win

Solution: <1.Bc5! Ra8+ 2.Kb2 Ra6 3.Ra1 Rxa1 4. Bxd6+ > 1-0

Mar-09-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Happy Birthday <Jeno Ban>.
Mar-09-12  brankat: Happy Birthday Dr.Ban.
Mar-09-12
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  WannaBe: <whiteshark> Nice, after 1. Bc5 if 1...Bxc5 2. Rh8+
Apr-08-15  whiteshark: According to the HvdH IV studybase, the above study was from 1944, "Magyar Sakkvilág", #584.

Here's the complete solution:

<1. Bc5! Ra8+!>

(1... Rd8 2. Rh8+)
(1... Ke7 2. Rh7+)
(1... Bxc5 2. Rh8+ Ke7 3. Rxb8 Kd6 4. Rd8+! (4. Rg8 ? Kxd5 5. Rxg6 Be7! 6. g4 Ke5! 7. Kb3 Kf4) 4... Ke5 (4... Ke7 5. Rg8) 5. Kb3)

<2. Kb2!>

(2. Kb3? Ra3+ 3. Kxb4 Bxc5+ 4. Kxc5 Rxg3)
(2. Kb1? Ra6 3. Rf1+ Ke7 4. Re1+ Kd7 5. Re6 Rc6!)

<2... Ra6 3. Ra1! Rxa1 4. Bxd6+ Kf7 5. Kxa1> 1-0

Dec-10-19
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  woldsmandriffield: When I first got into chess around age 14 I found two books on the game in the local public library. The first was Fred Reinfeld’s Best Games of Tarrasch and the other was Jeno Ban’s Tactics of the Endgame.

I took the Tarrasch out first and enjoyed it. There were some nice games and the explanations helped a lot in understanding why some moves were strong and others mistakes.

Then I moved on to the Ban book and took that home. I had absolutely no idea what was going on - it was way over my head. I didn’t even understand the concept behind a chess endgame study. I took it back after trying but failing to read it.

And then curiosity got the better of me and I went back to that library and took the book out again. Thanks to Jeno Ban I have found endings fascinating ever since.

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