First Saturday 2013-07 Final Standings

Jul 17

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Chess Results
GM-IM Blomqvist Erik(SWE) was clear first 7.5/10.
IM-Jia Haoxiang(CHN) won with 8/11.
FMA-Resika Nathan A(USA) won with 9.5/10.
FMB-RAC Team captain Balla, Attila was clear first with 9/10.

FMB
RAC Team captain Balla, Attila was clear first with a convincing 9/10.

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Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts.
1 Balla Attila 1762 HUN * 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 9
2 Lukacs Albert 1915 HUN 0 * 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 7.5
3 Bacsi Andras 1860 HUN ½ 0 * 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 7.5
4 Engegard Odon Toth 1809 NOR 0 0 0 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
5 Ghadiri Radmehr 1786 IRI 0 0 0 0 * ½ 1 1 1 1 1 5.5
6 Gruz Janos 1820 HUN ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 5
7 Bakos Viktor 1550 HUN 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 4.5
8 Takacs Zsolt Otto 1847 HUN 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 3.5
9 Brassoi-Tarnovszki  1622 HUN 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1 1 3
10 Al Faras Abdulaziz 0 KUW 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1 2
11 Al Faras Thamer 0 KUW 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 * 0.5



FMA
Resika Nathan A(USA) completely dominated the field with 9.5/10.

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Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts.
1 FM Resika Nathan 2186 USA * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 9.5
2 Kertesz Zsolt 2084 HUN 0 * 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 7
3 Juracsik Jozsef 2136 HUN 0 0 * 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 6
4 Andersen Soren 2115 DEN 0 0 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 6
5 FM Juhasz Bela 2222 HUN 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 5.5
6 Farkas Richard 2198 HUN 0 0 1 0 0 * 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 5
7 Laza Szabolcs 1968 HUN 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 * 1 1 1 0 4
8 FM Mayer Istvan 2050 HUN 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 0 * 0 ½ 1 3.5
9 Zhou Hao 0 CHN ½ 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 * 0 1 3.5
10 Darazs Zoltan 2161 HUN 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 * ½ 3.5
11 Steer Jozsef 1937 HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 ½ * 1.5


GM
IM Blomqvist Erik(SWE) was clear first 7.5/10.

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Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts.
1 IM Blomqvist Erik 2483 SWE *** 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 7.5
2 GM Gonda Laszlo 2538 HUN 1 0 *** ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 6.5
3 GM Savchenko S 2498 UKR 0 ½ ½ ½ *** ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 6.5
4 GM Varga Zoltan 2446 HUN ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ *** 1 ½ ½ ½ 5.5
5 IM Vuilleumier A 2321 SUI 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ *** 1 1 3
6 WGM Schneider V 2294 HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 *** 1


IM
Jia Haoxiang(CHN) won with 8/11. My RAC teammate FM Lyell(ENG) and Budapest resident scored a modest 4/11.

FM Mark Lyell


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Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts.
1 Jia Haoxiang 2340 CHN * ½ 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 8
2 IM Szeberenyi A 2313 HUN ½ * 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 7
3 Sean Winshand 2259 INA 1 0 * 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 7
4 Li Bo 2363 CHN 0 ½ 1 * ½ 0 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 6.5
5 IM Estrada Nieto 2262 MEX 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 6.5
6 IM Szabolcsi J 2350 HUN 0 1 ½ 1 ½ * ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 6
7 IM To Nhat Minh 2292 HUN 0 0 1 0 1 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 6
8 IM Farago Sandor 2280 HUN ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ * 1 1 0 0 4.5
9 IM Szalanczy Emil 2297 HUN 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 * 0 1 ½ 4.5
10 FM Lyell Mark 2228 ENG 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 * 0 1 4
11 Bird Andrew 2231 AUS 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 1 * ½ 3.5
12 WFM Toth Sarolta 2178 HUN 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ * 2.5


Coming to Budapest for Chess?
First Saturday Prices / FS Contact 
These are the most expensive tournaments in the city by far.
(Note-for FM groups the standard Hungarian player fee is 12,000 HUF(40EUR/ 54USD;54CAN), foreigners see website list; everything is negotiable; No prizes)

Other Tournaments
Hidden from tourists are some real bargains. Budapest is the home of affordable tournaments. Many bargain tournaments available, all with prizes and modest entry fees. 

Some diligent digging is required to find these events. Check the Hungarian Federation event listing for events.

Budapest Open-August 17-25 2013-Coming Soon 
This is a wonderful event on the calender that I played in last year. This should be a great event again.

Yip(CAN) on the left playing in round 1


For more information:
Hungarian Chess Federation Tournament Listing(Hungarian Language)
Budapest Entry Fees 2012(Scroll down to bottom of blog too)

Frech Karolyi Final Standings–Group A
This tournament is one example of the hidden little gems Budapest has to offer. I played this event in June for 3,900HUF(14EUR/18USD/18CAN).

Rank Name Score Rating TPR
1 Koczo, Kristof 7.5 2269 2355
2 Nagy, Aron 5.5 2140 2176
3 FM Juhasz, Bela 5.5 2222 2167
4 Kormos, Adam 5 2211 2131
5 Bodrogi, Mihaly 5 2109 2143
6 Stern, Tibor 4.5 2025 2109
7 Varga, Attila 4 2012 2067
8 Yip, Michael 3.5 2007 2031
9 Bodrogi, Laszlo 2.5 2036 1942
10 Zoldy, Robert 2 1975 1895

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