Final Ranking Rd6

FM Krstulovic Alex took first on tiebreaks over Nemeth Miklos and Halfhide Sebastian with 4.5/6.

I lost with White against Nemeth Miklos on the White side of a Semi-Tarrasch. Something went wrong when I laid siege to Black’s hanging pawns.

Pairings/Results-Round 6

Rank Round 4

Toth-Katona Tamas and Halfhide Sebastian drew and both share the lead with 3.5/4.

FM Krstulovic Alex was playing Q vs R in what I thought was a winning position so the draw was a small surprise.

I could only manage a draw against Zlenka. My position seemed much better but I could not find the right plan.

Zlenka,A-Yip

After 22..Ncxe5(diagram)

I had a horrible vision of Nd4,Nec2,Be3,Bg2 coming and blockade of the isolated d-pawn so I offered a draw which was quickly accepted. However, when I got home, the engine gods deemed Black to be better with a nice game.

Zlenka,A-Yip,M after 22..Ncxe5

No prize for understanding anything about chess today.

Pairings/Results-Round 4

Rank Round 3

Lots of blood got spilled today.

FM Krstulovic Alex flexed his muscles and upset IM Nemeth Zoltan

FM Krstulovic,A(l)-IM Nemeth,Z

Toth-Katona Tamas(MTK) won again and shares first with 3/3.

Toth-Katona,T(l)-Nemeth,M(r) discussing the game.

I won my game against Marta Dominik relatively quickly compared the 101-move marathon yesterday.

Yip,M-Marta,D

After 22.Nxd3(diagram)

Yip-Marta after 22..Nxd3

Black played his last move quickly but I finished with 23.Qa4+ 1-0 Catching the uncastled king.

Yip,M(l)-Marta,D(r)

Some great pics coming regularly from IM Turzo

Forgacs,A(l)-Czurkos,A(r)

Gumanny,E(l)-Zlenka,A(r)

Hegedus,P(l)-Lakat,G(r) two regulars in the local chess scene

Halfhide,S(l)-Marcu,S(r)

Mirza,S making his move

Czipp,J(l)-Zlenka,A(r)

Krstulovic,A(l) giving the look

Krstulovic,A(l) and Mirza,S(r) exchanging ideas.

Pairings/Results-Round 3 on 2015/02/25 at 17:00

Watch for this event. 2 sections, usual Budapest low entry fees.

More info from Official Site–geniuszse.hu

U2200 Starting Rank

Starting Rank U1600

Rank Round 2

Nemeth Miklos upset top seed IM Nemeth Zoltan and shares first place with 2/2.

Event organizer IM Turzo,Attila

I had the longest game but have to settle for a draw after a marathon 101-moves with Black against Piroska Istvan.

Upcoming events

Watch for the Art Pub FIDE Open Mar 13-15(Official Site)

Csermely,Z_Szlenka,A

Forgacs,A getting ready to play

Hegedus,P-Szurkos,A Rd2

Lakat,G-Forgacs,A Rd2

Marcu,S(l)-Szonyi,B(r)

Marcu,S(l) and Yip,M watching the action

Mirza,S(left)

Ongut,T(l)-Mirza.S(r)

Piroska,I(l)-Yip,M(r) getting into a 101-move marathon

Halfhide,Sebastian(NED) on the left

Toth-Katona,T(right) doing some heavy thinking against Gumanny,E(l)

Pairings/Results-Round 2 on 2015/02/24 at 17:00

Pairings-Round 2 on 2015/02/24 at 17:00

Rank after Round 1

I started with a modest draw in a long hard game that finally ended in a P+ Q-Q ending that I could not convert.

This small open was even able to attract a visitor from Holland-Halfhide Sebastian(2094) who will also take in the sights of Budapest on his first visit.

Six rounds, one game/day for 20EUR(6,000HUF) is a nice Budapest bargain! and prizes!

See Chess.hu for other tournaments.

Csermely(l)-Marta,D(r)

Hegedus,Peter  Dr(l)

IM Nemeth,Z(l)-Mirza,S(r)

Lakat,G(HUN)-Halfhide(NED) Rd1

Ongut,Tama-Nemth,M Rd1

Lovely lady helper

Yip,M(CAN) thinking hard but not finding a way to win.

Pairings/Results-Round 1

Final Ranking Rd7

Papp Balazs took clear first with 5.5/7.

My MTK teammate WFM Terbe Zsuzsanna finished with a modest 4/7.

A nice 6-round Open starts next week with modest entry fees and prizes.

20% Discount for MTK Players

Team Captain Attila Balla has negotiated this discount for ALL players(Hungarian and foreign).

“Chess Holiday Kupa népszerűsítése

Turzó Attila nemzetközi mester által szervezett verseny jövő hétfőtől a Magyar Sakkszövetségben, aminek népszerűsítését két ízben is kérte tőlem, ha jelzitek, hogy MTK-sok vagytok, 20% kedvezményben részesültök (vagyis 4800 Ft a beugró).”

Hoping to see many teammates at this tournament.

Start List(To Date)

 Information 

Tournament Goals: To Gain FIDE Ratings, Make New Chess Friends and Make Chess More Popular 

Tournament Organizer: Attila Turzó  International Chessmaster 

Tournament Venue: HUNGARIAN CHESS FEDERATION 1055 Budapest, Falk Miksa utca 10. Tel.: +36 20 539-9209; (+36-1) 473-2360 Fax: (+36-1) 331-9738 E-mail: chess@chess.hu 

Tournament Date: February 23-28.2015.

Tournament Format: Swiss system with 6 rounds.

Time control: 90 minutes+30 seconds per move.  30 minutes waiting time before forfeiting

Arbiter: Lajos Györkös  International Arbiter and International Chessmaster

Entry fee:  6000 forints for everybody. [20% off for MTK players.]

Participants:  The maximum number of the players can be 40. All participants need the playing license of the Hungarian Chess Federation for 2015. If you do not have it, then you can get it for a 5 euró fee before the 1^st round.

Registration and information: Attila Turzó is at your service at the +36-20-550-87-49 phone number and at the  attilaturzo@gmail.com email address.

Prizes: 

• 1^st   place:  15,000 forints+diploma+cup and medal
• 2^nd    place : 10,000 forints+diploma+medal
• 3^rd   place :   5,000 forints+diploma+medal
• 4^th   place : diploma+present
• 5^th   place : diploma+present

The best junior, woman and senior player will get a present if she/he did not win other prize.

The prizes garanteed for minimum 20 players. If less number of players join then the

prizes will be decreased in the ration of the number of players.

Hungarian income tax will be deducted from the prizes.

Everybody can win only one prize. 

If any players have the same number of points, then we will use the following methods to decide the winner:

•                            Buchholz
•                            Progressive
•                            Performace rating (TPR) 

You can get your prize only on the closing ceremony!

PROGRAM

Registration:                      Monday            02-23-2015         15:30-16:15

Opening ceremony:        Monday            02-23-2015         16:30

• 1^st  round                 Monday            02-23-2015         17:00
• 2^nd round                Tuesday           02-24-2015         17:00
• 3^rd  round                Wednesday      02-25-2015         17:00
• 4^th   round               Thursday          02-26-2015         17:00
• 5^th  round                Friday               02-27-2015         17:00
• 6^th  round                Saturday           02-28-2015         11:00 

Closing ceremony:          Saturday           02-28-2015         17:00

A nice 6-round Open starts next week with modest entry fees and prizes.

Start List(To Date)

 Information 

Tournament Goals: To Gain FIDE Ratings, Make New Chess Friends and Make Chess More Popular 

Tournament Organizer: Attila Turzó  International Chessmaster 

Tournament Venue: HUNGARIAN CHESS FEDERATION 1055 Budapest, Falk Miksa utca 10. Tel.: +36 20 539-9209; (+36-1) 473-2360 Fax: (+36-1) 331-9738 E-mail: chess@chess.hu 

Tournament Date: February 23-28.2015.

Tournament Format: Swiss system with 6 rounds.

Time control: 90 minutes+30 seconds per move.  30 minutes waiting time before forfeiting

Arbiter: Lajos Györkös  International Arbiter and International Chessmaster

Entry fee:  6000 forints for everybody.

Participants:  The maximum number of the players can be 40. All participants need the playing license of the Hungarian Chess Federation for 2015. If you do not have it, then you can get it for a 5 euró fee before the 1^st round.

Registration and information: Attila Turzó is at your service at the +36-20-550-87-49 phone number and at the  attilaturzo@gmail.com email address.

Prizes: 

• 1^st   place:  15,000 forints+diploma+cup and medal
• 2^nd    place : 10,000 forints+diploma+medal
• 3^rd   place :   5,000 forints+diploma+medal
• 4^th   place : diploma+present
• 5^th   place : diploma+present

The best junior, woman and senior player will get a present if she/he did not win other prize.

The prizes garanteed for minimum 20 players. If less number of players join then the

prizes will be decreased in the ration of the number of players.

Hungarian income tax will be deducted from the prizes.

Everybody can win only one prize. 

If any players have the same number of points, then we will use the following methods to decide the winner:

•                            Buchholz
•                            Progressive
•                            Performace rating (TPR) 

You can get your prize only on the closing ceremony!

PROGRAM

Registration:                      Monday            02-23-2015         15:30-16:15

Opening ceremony:        Monday            02-23-2015         16:30

• 1^st  round                 Monday            02-23-2015         17:00
• 2^nd round                Tuesday           02-24-2015         17:00
• 3^rd  round                Wednesday      02-25-2015         17:00
• 4^th   round               Thursday          02-26-2015         17:00
• 5^th  round                Friday               02-27-2015         17:00
• 6^th  round                Saturday           02-28-2015         11:00 

Closing ceremony:          Saturday           02-28-2015         17:00