Ernő Gereben
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Ernő Gereben (also Ernest Grünfeld) (born 18 June 1907, Sopron, Hungary – died 1988, Switzerland) was a Hungarian–Swiss chess master.
Until 1935 his name was Ernest Grünfeld. In 1926, he tied for 1st-2nd in Kórmend. In 1928, he won in Šumperk. In 1930, he took 5th in Budapest. In 1930, he tied for 7-8th in Györ. In 1932, he took 7th in Budapest. In 1934, he tied for 5-7th in Sopron (Rudolf Spielmann won). In 1934, he tied for 13-14th in Budapest (Maróczy Jubilee). The event was won by Erich Eliskases. In 1935, Erno Gereben tied for 2nd-3rd with Albert Becker, behind László Szabó, in Tatatovaros. In 1936, he took 4th, behind Mieczysław Najdorf, Lajos Steiner and Endre Steiner, in Budapest.
After the WW II, he played in several Hungarian championships. In 1947, he won team gold medal and individual silver medal at sixth board in the 2nd Balkan Games in Sofia. In 1947, he took 7th in Vienna (2nd Schlechter Memorial; Szabó won). In 1948, he took 5th in Bad Gastein (Erik Lundin won). In 1951, he won in Sopot. In 1952, he took 15th in Budapest (Paul Keres won).
In 1956, Gereben emigrated to Switzerland. In 1957, he took 2nd, behind Gedeon Barcza, in San Benedetto del Tronto. In 1958/59, he took 3rd in Hastings. In 1959, he tied for 1st in Bognor Regis. In 1960, he tied for 4-5th in Zurich. In 1963/64, he tied for 1st-4th in Reggio Emilia. In 1967, he tied for 2nd-5th in Amsterdam (Master Tournament). In 1969, he took 4th in Monte Carlo (Master Tournament).
Gereben played four times in the Chess Olympiads; once for Hungary at first reserve board (+6 –3 =6) in the 11th Olympiad at Amsterdam 1954, and thrice for Switzerland; at third board (+5 –4 =7) at Siegen 1970, at second reserve (+3 –5 =5) at Skopje 1972, and at first reserve board (+3 –3 =7) at Nice 1974.
Awarded the IM title in 1950.
