Dávid Bérczes (born 14 January 1990) is a Hungarian

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Grandmaster.

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awarded him the

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title in 2005 and the Grandmaster title in 2008.

Chess career

He tied for 3rd–6th with

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, Yuriy Kuzubov and

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in the Rilton Cup 2008/2009. In 2011, he tied for 2nd–7th with

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, Viacheslav Zakhartsov, Krisztián Szabó, Lev Gutman, Samuel Shankland and Maxim Turov in the ZMDI Schachfestival in

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. In 2014, Bérczes tied for 1st–5th with

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and

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in the Millionaire Chess Open in Las Vegas, Nevada. His elder brother Csaba Bérczes is also a chess player, an International Master. In the Andorran Open of 2012 he scored 6,5 points in 9 rounds, achieving 13th place. In March 2019, Berczes earned clear first place in the Charlotte Chess Center's Spring 2019 GM Norm Invitational held in Charlotte, North Carolina with an undefeated score of 6.5/9.

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