{{Short description|Hungarian chess player (1953–1988)}} '''Béla Perényi''' (October 20, 1953 – November 13, 1988) was a Hungarian chess International Master known for his work in opening theory. Two major lines in the Najdorf Sicilian are named after him.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/a-willingne-to-give-up-material-in-unusual-ways |title=A willingness to give up material in unusual ways |date=2008-11-25 |website=ChessBase |language=en-US |access-date=2017-07-22}}</ref> He died in a car crash in 1988 while on the way to visit his fiancée, Ildikó Mádl.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=prZFDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA267 |title=Black is Back!: What's White's Advantage Anyway? |last=Adorjan |first=Andras|authorlink=Andras Adorjan |date=2016-10-13 |publisher=New In Chess |isbn=9789056916626 |pages=267 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://chessimprover.com/bela-perenyi/ |title=Bela Perenyi |last=Davies |first=Nigel |authorlink=Nigel Davies (chess player)|date=2017-05-05 |website=The Chess Improver |language=en-US |access-date=2017-07-22}}</ref>
==Perenyi Attack== {{Chess diagram|floatright||rd|nd|bd|qd|kd|bd|__|rd|__|pd|__|__|__|pd|__|pd|pd|__|__|__|__|nd|__|__|__|__|__|__|pd|pl|pl|__|__|__|__|pd|__|__|__|__|__|__|nl|__|bl|ql|__|__|pl|pl|pl|__|__|pl|__|pl|rl|__|__|__|kl|bl|__|rl|The Perenyi Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.g4), position after 7...e5 8.Nf5 g6 9.g5 gxf5 10.exf5 d5 11.Qf3 d4. This attack has been played several times between grandmasters, but chess author Lars Bo Hansen does not recommend this to amateurs.}}The Perenyi Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.g4), position after 7...e5 8.Nf5 g6 9.g5 gxf5 10.exf5 d5 11.Qf3 d4. This attack has been played several times between grandmasters, but chess author Lars Bo Hansen does not recommend this to amateurs.
The Perenyi Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.g4{{chesspunc|!?}}) is a line in the Najdorf Sicilian named after Perenyi, who invented it.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UCRBCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA161 |title=On The Attack: The Art of Attacking Chess According to the Modern Masters |last=Timman |first=Jan|authorlink=Jan Timman |date=2014-02-18 |publisher=New In Chess |isbn=9789056914905 |pages=161 |language=en}}</ref> It is a {{chessgloss|sharp}} line that involves White sacrificing a knight in the main line.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23883-2005Apr3.html |title=Chess |last=Kavalek |first=Lubomir|authorlink=Lubomir Kavalek |date=4 April 2005 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=2017-07-22}}</ref> It has since been used multiple times by other strong Hungarian masters, including Judit Polgar<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/chess/malcolmpein/3656112/Black-day-for-Topalov.html |title=Black day for Topalov |last=Pein |first=Malcolm|authorlink=Malcolm Pein |date=25 October 2006 |website=The Daily Telegraph |language=en |access-date=2017-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/05/03/chess/9036f799-7b64-4566-860a-d96ccae30e1f/ |title=Chess |last=Kavalek |first=Lubomir |date=1999-05-03 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en-US |access-date=2017-07-22}}</ref> and Peter Leko.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/chess-1-1160231 |title=Chess |date=20 March 2008 |website=The Scotsman |language=en |access-date=2017-07-22}}</ref>
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