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Art Pub Cup Fide U2200 2018 November 2-4 Rd4
Round 4
Kormos,Adam just keeps winning
I had two long draws today with winning chances in both of them but in the end, failed to convert
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 2 | Kormos Adam | 2177 | 3 | 1 – 0 | 3 | Kovacs Istvan | 2096 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Mirza Solyom | 2104 | 3 | 1 – 0 | 3 | Berkun Denizcan | 2093 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Karacsonyi Gellert | 2135 | 2½ | ½ – ½ | 2½ | Kratzmajer Akos Gyorgy | 2038 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 21 | Pogany Zsombor | 1993 | 2½ | ½ – ½ | 2½ | Dibusz Domonkos | 2113 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 25 | Reviczki Roland | 1956 | 2½ | 0 – 1 | 2½ | Torok Tamas Titusz | 2100 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 29 | Kozsik Bende Barnabas | 1925 | 2½ | 1 – 0 | 2½ | Gyurkovics Miklos | 2087 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 12 | Kis Bela | 2082 | 2½ | ½ – ½ | 2½ | Nemeth Miklos | 2036 | 18 | ||
| 8 | 14 | Piroska Istvan | 2049 | 2½ | 1 – 0 | 2½ | Csajbok Levente Tamas | 1796 | 46 | ||
| 9 | 41 | Purak Zoltan | 1834 | 2½ | 1 – 0 | 2 | Molnar Aurel | 2189 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 32 | Virganc Roland | 1911 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Sallai Kalman | 2152 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 33 | Demjen Mark | 1876 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | FM | Donka Peter | 2057 | 13 | |
| 12 | 15 | Repasi Zoltan Sr. | 2049 | 2 | ½ – ½ | 2 | Baski Barnabas | 1857 | 36 | ||
| 13 | 35 | AIM | Daroczi Donat | 1860 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Balka Richard | 2037 | 17 | |
| 14 | 19 | Kovacs Judit | 2035 | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | Mako Zoltan | 1849 | 38 | ||
| 15 | 37 | Kolimar Kristof Pal | 1856 | 2 | ½ – ½ | 2 | Miszler Levente | 2014 | 20 | ||
| 16 | 40 | Havaskori Laszlo | 1846 | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | Molnar Laszlo | 1989 | 22 | ||
| 17 | 23 | Sandor Tamas | 1980 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Saar Patrik | 1829 | 42 | ||
| 18 | 44 | Bartuszek Andras | 1818 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Hortion Donat | 1960 | 24 | ||
| 19 | 45 | Koltai Dora | 1802 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Toth Nikoletta | 1953 | 26 | ||
| 20 | 27 | Yip Michael | 1936 | 2 | ½ – ½ | 2 | Lakatos Tamas | 1788 | 48 | ||
| 21 | 49 | Forgacs Andras | 1763 | 2 | ½ – ½ | 2 | Karacsonyi Kata | 1934 | 28 | ||
| 22 | 64 | Pilis Peter | 1645 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Birovecz Ben Jordan | 1913 | 30 | ||
| 23 | 8 | FM | Szollosi Laszlo | 2098 | 1½ | 1 – 0 | 1½ | Kellner Nikolaus | 1639 | 66 | |
| 24 | 31 | Giles Benjamin | 1913 | 1½ | 0 – 1 | 1½ | Kun Balint | 1752 | 52 | ||
| 25 | 68 | Molnar Aurel Jr. | 1634 | 1½ | 0 – 1 | 1½ | Sulyok Eszter | 1872 | 34 | ||
| 26 | 43 | Haszon Abel | 1819 | 1½ | 1 – 0 | 1½ | Piskoti Laszlo | 1566 | 76 | ||
| 27 | 80 | Szalay Istvan | 1530 | 1½ | 0 – 1 | 1½ | Lakat Gyula | 1790 | 47 | ||
| 28 | 39 | Muranyi Peter | 1848 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Karko Balint | 1622 | 69 | ||
| 29 | 50 | Neszmenyi Zoltan | 1762 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Panda Gyorgy | 1622 | 70 | ||
| 30 | 51 | Gal Janos | 1756 | 1 | ½ – ½ | 1 | Pinter Tamas | 1621 | 71 | ||
| 31 | 53 | Tolnai Jozsef | 1728 | 1 | ½ – ½ | 1 | Szabo Balazs | 1607 | 72 | ||
| 32 | 73 | Kajtar Dora | 1588 | 1 | ½ – ½ | 1 | Nemeth Noemi Anna | 1726 | 54 | ||
| 33 | 55 | Dan Daniel | 1718 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Csernyik Mark | 1553 | 78 | ||
| 34 | 77 | Bolyki Istvan | 1564 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Szucs Robert | 1679 | 56 | ||
| 35 | 57 | Varga Boldizsar | 1679 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Buri Petra | 1584 | 74 | ||
| 36 | 81 | Muranyi Geza | 1527 | 1 | ½ – ½ | 1 | Barsi Botond | 1677 | 58 | ||
| 37 | 59 | Szurkos Andras | 1677 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Onodi Tamas | 1475 | 86 | ||
| 38 | 83 | Sziraki Zoltan | 1505 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Szikszai Berci | 1675 | 60 | ||
| 39 | 61 | Gulacsi Donat Ferenc | 1670 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Magyar Erik Ferenc | 1518 | 82 | ||
| 40 | 63 | Peterfia Ferenc | 1652 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Karacsonyi Bank | 1396 | 92 | ||
| 41 | 65 | WCM | Kapicakova Lucia | 1641 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Czipp Janos | 1380 | 94 | |
| 42 | 67 | Kardos Levente | 1636 | 1 | ½ – ½ | 1 | Karacsonyi Luca | 1312 | 98 | ||
| 43 | 91 | Mathe Gergely | 1399 | 1 | 1 – 0 | ½ | Panda Barnabas | 1583 | 75 | ||
| 44 | 97 | ACM | Megyeri Martin | 1318 | ½ | 0 – 1 | ½ | Firnigel Janos | 1661 | 62 | |
| 45 | 85 | Sandor Levente | 1487 | ½ | 0 – 1 | ½ | Bodo Norbert | 1408 | 90 | ||
| 46 | 89 | Kozma Jeno | 1414 | ½ | 1 – 0 | ½ | Mailinger Mark | 1347 | 96 | ||
| 47 | 79 | Repiczki Tamas | 1553 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Deak Zsombor | 1452 | 88 | ||
| 48 | 93 | Szabo Akos | 1393 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Toth Kincso | 1504 | 84 | ||
| 49 | 87 | Buri Kata | 1467 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Vadkerti Vince | 1367 | 95 | ||
| 50 | 99 | Lehocz Jozsef Jr. | 1193 | 0 | 1 | bye |
Rank after Round 4
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 2 | Kormos Adam | HUN | 2177 | 4,0 | 11,5 | 11,50 | 10,0 | |
| 2 | 6 | Mirza Solyom | HUN | 2104 | 4,0 | 10,0 | 10,00 | 10,0 | |
| 3 | 14 | Piroska Istvan | HUN | 2049 | 3,5 | 10,0 | 8,50 | 8,5 | |
| 4 | 41 | Purak Zoltan | HUN | 1834 | 3,5 | 9,5 | 8,00 | 9,0 | |
| 5 | 29 | Kozsik Bende Barnabas | HUN | 1925 | 3,5 | 9,0 | 7,50 | 8,5 | |
| 6 | 7 | Torok Tamas Titusz | HUN | 2100 | 3,5 | 8,5 | 7,00 | 9,0 | |
| 7 | 16 | Kratzmajer Akos Gyorgy | HUN | 2038 | 3,0 | 11,0 | 7,75 | 8,5 | |
| 8 | 10 | Berkun Denizcan | TUR | 2093 | 3,0 | 11,0 | 7,00 | 9,0 | |
| 9 | 4 | Karacsonyi Gellert | HUN | 2135 | 3,0 | 10,5 | 7,50 | 8,5 | |
| 10 | 12 | Kis Bela | HUN | 2082 | 3,0 | 10,0 | 7,25 | 8,5 | |
| 11 | 42 | Saar Patrik | HUN | 1829 | 3,0 | 10,0 | 7,00 | 7,5 | |
| 12 | 21 | Pogany Zsombor | HUN | 1993 | 3,0 | 10,0 | 6,75 | 8,5 | |
| 13 | 5 | Dibusz Domonkos | HUN | 2113 | 3,0 | 10,0 | 6,75 | 8,0 | |
| 14 | 9 | Kovacs Istvan | HUN | 2096 | 3,0 | 10,0 | 6,00 | 9,0 | |
| 15 | 18 | Nemeth Miklos | HUN | 2036 | 3,0 | 9,5 | 6,50 | 8,5 | |
| 16 | 17 | Balka Richard | HUN | 2037 | 3,0 | 9,5 | 5,50 | 8,0 | |
| 17 | 24 | Hortion Donat | FRA | 1960 | 3,0 | 9,5 | 5,50 | 7,0 | |
| 18 | 30 | Birovecz Ben Jordan | HUN | 1913 | 3,0 | 8,5 | 5,50 | 8,0 | |
| 19 | 13 | FM | Donka Peter | HUN | 2057 | 3,0 | 8,5 | 5,00 | 7,0 |
| 20 | 3 | Sallai Kalman | HUN | 2152 | 3,0 | 8,0 | 6,00 | 6,5 | |
| 21 | 19 | Kovacs Judit | HUN | 2035 | 3,0 | 8,0 | 5,50 | 7,0 | |
| 22 | 40 | Havaskori Laszlo | HUN | 1846 | 3,0 | 8,0 | 5,00 | 7,0 | |
| 23 | 26 | Toth Nikoletta | HUN | 1953 | 3,0 | 7,5 | 4,50 | 7,0 | |
| 24 | 46 | Csajbok Levente Tamas | HUN | 1796 | 2,5 | 10,5 | 5,50 | 8,0 | |
| 25 | 11 | Gyurkovics Miklos | HUN | 2087 | 2,5 | 10,0 | 5,25 | 8,0 | |
| 25 | Reviczki Roland | HUN | 1956 | 2,5 | 10,0 | 5,25 | 8,0 | ||
| 27 | 28 | Karacsonyi Kata | HUN | 1934 | 2,5 | 9,5 | 4,25 | 6,5 | |
| 28 | 20 | Miszler Levente | HUN | 2014 | 2,5 | 9,0 | 3,75 | 7,5 | |
| 29 | 27 | Yip Michael | CAN | 1936 | 2,5 | 8,5 | 5,00 | 6,5 | |
| 30 | 49 | Forgacs Andras | HUN | 1763 | 2,5 | 8,5 | 5,00 | 6,0 | |
| 31 | 8 | FM | Szollosi Laszlo | HUN | 2098 | 2,5 | 8,5 | 4,25 | 6,0 |
| 32 | 52 | Kun Balint | HUN | 1752 | 2,5 | 8,5 | 3,25 | 5,0 | |
| 33 | 48 | Lakatos Tamas | HUN | 1788 | 2,5 | 8,0 | 3,75 | 6,5 | |
| 34 | 15 | Repasi Zoltan Sr. | HUN | 2049 | 2,5 | 7,5 | 3,75 | 5,5 | |
| 35 | 34 | Sulyok Eszter | HUN | 1872 | 2,5 | 7,5 | 3,50 | 6,0 | |
| 36 | 37 | Kolimar Kristof Pal | HUN | 1856 | 2,5 | 7,0 | 4,25 | 6,5 | |
| 37 | 43 | Haszon Abel | HUN | 1819 | 2,5 | 7,0 | 3,25 | 6,0 | |
| 38 | 47 | Lakat Gyula | HUN | 1790 | 2,5 | 7,0 | 3,00 | 6,0 | |
| 39 | 36 | Baski Barnabas | HUN | 1857 | 2,5 | 5,5 | 3,25 | 6,0 | |
| 40 | 23 | Sandor Tamas | ROU | 1980 | 2,0 | 9,5 | 3,50 | 7,0 | |
| 41 | 1 | Molnar Aurel | HUN | 2189 | 2,0 | 9,5 | 3,50 | 6,0 | |
| 42 | 35 | AIM | Daroczi Donat | HUN | 1860 | 2,0 | 9,0 | 3,00 | 6,0 |
| 43 | 55 | Dan Daniel | HUN | 1718 | 2,0 | 9,0 | 3,00 | 4,0 | |
| 44 | 33 | Demjen Mark | HUN | 1876 | 2,0 | 9,0 | 2,50 | 6,0 | |
| 45 | 56 | Szucs Robert | HUN | 1679 | 2,0 | 9,0 | 2,00 | 4,0 | |
| 46 | 22 | Molnar Laszlo | HUN | 1989 | 2,0 | 8,5 | 3,50 | 6,0 | |
| 47 | 64 | Pilis Peter | HUN | 1645 | 2,0 | 8,5 | 2,00 | 5,0 | |
| 48 | 59 | Szurkos Andras | HUN | 1677 | 2,0 | 8,0 | 2,00 | 4,0 | |
| 49 | 32 | Virganc Roland | HUN | 1911 | 2,0 | 7,5 | 3,00 | 5,0 | |
| 50 | 60 | Szikszai Berci | HUN | 1675 | 2,0 | 7,5 | 2,50 | 4,0 | |
| 51 | 61 | Gulacsi Donat Ferenc | HUN | 1670 | 2,0 | 7,5 | 2,00 | 4,0 | |
| 65 | WCM | Kapicakova Lucia | SVK | 1641 | 2,0 | 7,5 | 2,00 | 4,0 | |
| 91 | Mathe Gergely | HUN | 1399 | 2,0 | 7,5 | 2,00 | 4,0 | ||
| 54 | 45 | Koltai Dora | HUN | 1802 | 2,0 | 7,5 | 1,50 | 6,0 | |
| 55 | 38 | Mako Zoltan | HUN | 1849 | 2,0 | 7,0 | 1,00 | 6,0 | |
| 44 | Bartuszek Andras | HUN | 1818 | 2,0 | 7,0 | 1,00 | 6,0 | ||
| 57 | 63 | Peterfia Ferenc | HUN | 1652 | 2,0 | 7,0 | 1,00 | 4,0 | |
| 58 | 50 | Neszmenyi Zoltan | HUN | 1762 | 2,0 | 5,5 | 1,50 | 5,0 | |
| 59 | 39 | Muranyi Peter | HUN | 1848 | 2,0 | 5,5 | 1,00 | 5,0 | |
| 60 | 74 | Buri Petra | HUN | 1584 | 2,0 | 5,5 | 1,00 | 3,0 | |
| 61 | 81 | Muranyi Geza | HUN | 1527 | 1,5 | 9,0 | 2,75 | 4,5 | |
| 62 | 66 | Kellner Nikolaus | AUT | 1639 | 1,5 | 9,0 | 2,25 | 4,0 | |
| 63 | 31 | Giles Benjamin | NZL | 1913 | 1,5 | 8,5 | 2,25 | 5,0 | |
| 64 | 98 | Karacsonyi Luca | HUN | 1312 | 1,5 | 8,0 | 2,75 | 3,5 | |
| 65 | 53 | Tolnai Jozsef | HUN | 1728 | 1,5 | 7,5 | 2,75 | 3,5 | |
| 66 | 71 | Pinter Tamas | HUN | 1621 | 1,5 | 7,5 | 2,50 | 3,5 | |
| 67 | 76 | Piskoti Laszlo | HUN | 1566 | 1,5 | 7,5 | 2,25 | 4,0 | |
| 68 | 72 | Szabo Balazs | HUN | 1607 | 1,5 | 7,5 | 2,25 | 3,5 | |
| 69 | 67 | Kardos Levente | HUN | 1636 | 1,5 | 7,5 | 1,75 | 3,5 | |
| 70 | 89 | Kozma Jeno | HUN | 1414 | 1,5 | 7,5 | 1,75 | 2,0 | |
| 71 | 80 | Szalay Istvan | HUN | 1530 | 1,5 | 7,0 | 1,25 | 4,0 | |
| 72 | 62 | Firnigel Janos | HUN | 1661 | 1,5 | 7,0 | 1,25 | 2,0 | |
| 73 | 68 | Molnar Aurel Jr. | HUN | 1634 | 1,5 | 6,5 | 0,75 | 3,5 | |
| 74 | 73 | Kajtar Dora | HUN | 1588 | 1,5 | 6,5 | 0,75 | 2,5 | |
| 75 | 90 | Bodo Norbert | HUN | 1408 | 1,5 | 6,5 | 0,75 | 2,0 | |
| 76 | 51 | Gal Janos | HUN | 1756 | 1,5 | 6,0 | 1,75 | 2,5 | |
| 77 | 58 | Barsi Botond | HUN | 1677 | 1,5 | 6,0 | 0,75 | 3,5 | |
| 78 | 54 | Nemeth Noemi Anna | HUN | 1726 | 1,5 | 5,5 | 0,75 | 2,5 | |
| 79 | 57 | Varga Boldizsar | HUN | 1679 | 1,0 | 9,5 | 1,00 | 3,0 | |
| 80 | 83 | Sziraki Zoltan | HUN | 1505 | 1,0 | 9,0 | 2,50 | 3,5 | |
| 81 | 86 | Onodi Tamas | HUN | 1475 | 1,0 | 8,5 | 2,00 | 3,0 | |
| 82 | 77 | Bolyki Istvan | HUN | 1564 | 1,0 | 8,0 | 1,50 | 3,0 | |
| 83 | 78 | Csernyik Mark | HUN | 1553 | 1,0 | 7,5 | 1,00 | 2,0 | |
| 84 | 69 | Karko Balint | HUN | 1622 | 1,0 | 7,5 | 0,50 | 3,0 | |
| 70 | Panda Gyorgy | HUN | 1622 | 1,0 | 7,5 | 0,50 | 3,0 | ||
| 86 | 92 | Karacsonyi Bank | HUN | 1396 | 1,0 | 7,0 | 1,00 | 2,0 | |
| 87 | 82 | Magyar Erik Ferenc | HUN | 1518 | 1,0 | 6,5 | 0,50 | 2,0 | |
| 88 | 79 | Repiczki Tamas | HUN | 1553 | 1,0 | 6,0 | 0,00 | 1,0 | |
| 89 | 94 | Czipp Janos | HUN | 1380 | 1,0 | 5,5 | 0,50 | 2,0 | |
| 90 | 84 | Toth Kincso | HUN | 1504 | 1,0 | 5,5 | 0,00 | 1,0 | |
| 91 | 95 | Vadkerti Vince | HUN | 1367 | 1,0 | 5,0 | 0,00 | 1,0 | |
| 92 | 99 | Lehocz Jozsef Jr. | HUN | 1193 | 1,0 | 4,0 | 0,50 | 1,0 | |
| 93 | 75 | Panda Barnabas | HUN | 1583 | 0,5 | 9,0 | 0,75 | 1,0 | |
| 94 | 85 | Sandor Levente | ROU | 1487 | 0,5 | 8,5 | 1,25 | 2,0 | |
| 95 | 96 | Mailinger Mark | HUN | 1347 | 0,5 | 8,0 | 1,25 | 2,0 | |
| 96 | 97 | ACM | Megyeri Martin | HUN | 1318 | 0,5 | 7,0 | 0,75 | 1,5 |
| 97 | 93 | Szabo Akos | HUN | 1393 | 0,0 | 7,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | |
| 98 | 88 | Deak Zsombor | HUN | 1452 | 0,0 | 6,5 | 0,00 | 0,0 | |
| 99 | 87 | Buri Kata | HUN | 1467 | 0,0 | 6,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 |
Art Pub Cup Fide U2200 2018 November 2-4
Round 2
There were upsets all over the place, starting with a surprise on board 1
I had to concede a draw in round one but did nothing to deserve a win. Round 2 I was the benefactor of an unsound sacrifice(..Bxh2+) but still I managed to miscalculate it. Well I won so enough said
The tournament seems to be getting bigger but many of the faces are familar
I chatted briefly with another player from New Zealand(sporting a Texas Ranger T-shirt and cap)
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 25 | Reviczki Roland | 1956 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Molnar Aurel | 2189 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Kormos Adam | 2177 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Hortion Donat | 1960 | 24 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Karacsonyi Gellert | 2135 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Toth Nikoletta | 1953 | 26 | ||
| 4 | 29 | Kozsik Bende Barnabas | 1925 | 1 | ½ – ½ | 1 | Dibusz Domonkos | 2113 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Mirza Solyom | 2104 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Karacsonyi Kata | 1934 | 28 | ||
| 6 | 33 | Demjen Mark | 1876 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Torok Tamas Titusz | 2100 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 8 | FM | Szollosi Laszlo | 2098 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Birovecz Ben Jordan | 1913 | 30 | |
| 8 | 35 | AIM | Daroczi Donat | 1860 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Kovacs Istvan | 2096 | 9 | |
| 9 | 10 | Berkun Denizcan | 2093 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Mako Zoltan | 1849 | 38 | ||
| 10 | 39 | Muranyi Peter | 1848 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Gyurkovics Miklos | 2087 | 11 | ||
| 11 | 12 | Kis Bela | 2082 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Havaskori Laszlo | 1846 | 40 | ||
| 12 | 41 | Purak Zoltan | 1834 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | FM | Donka Peter | 2057 | 13 | |
| 13 | 14 | Piroska Istvan | 2049 | 1 | ½ – ½ | 1 | Saar Patrik | 1829 | 42 | ||
| 14 | 43 | Haszon Abel | 1819 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Kratzmajer Akos Gyorgy | 2038 | 16 | ||
| 15 | 17 | Balka Richard | 2037 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Bartuszek Andras | 1818 | 44 | ||
| 16 | 45 | Koltai Dora | 1802 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Nemeth Miklos | 2036 | 18 | ||
| 17 | 19 | Kovacs Judit | 2035 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Csajbok Levente Tamas | 1796 | 46 | ||
| 18 | 81 | Muranyi Geza | 1527 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Miszler Levente | 2014 | 20 | ||
| 19 | 21 | Pogany Zsombor | 1993 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Lakatos Tamas | 1788 | 48 | ||
| 20 | 23 | Sandor Tamas | 1980 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Neszmenyi Zoltan | 1762 | 50 | ||
| 21 | 49 | Forgacs Andras | 1763 | ½ | ½ – ½ | ½ | Sallai Kalman | 2152 | 3 | ||
| 22 | 53 | Tolnai Jozsef | 1728 | ½ | 0 – 1 | ½ | Molnar Laszlo | 1989 | 22 | ||
| 23 | 27 | Yip Michael | 1936 | ½ | 1 – 0 | ½ | Szalay Istvan | 1530 | 80 | ||
| 24 | 31 | Giles Benjamin | 1913 | ½ | 1 – 0 | ½ | Piskoti Laszlo | 1566 | 76 | ||
| 25 | 71 | Pinter Tamas | 1621 | ½ | 0 – 1 | ½ | Sulyok Eszter | 1872 | 34 | ||
| 26 | 83 | Sziraki Zoltan | 1505 | ½ | ½ – ½ | ½ | Baski Barnabas | 1857 | 36 | ||
| 27 | 37 | Kolimar Kristof Pal | 1856 | ½ | 1 – 0 | ½ | Karacsonyi Luca | 1312 | 98 | ||
| 28 | 47 | Lakat Gyula | 1790 | ½ | 1 – 0 | ½ | Onodi Tamas | 1475 | 86 | ||
| 29 | 85 | Sandor Levente | 1487 | ½ | 0 – 1 | 0 | Repasi Zoltan Sr. | 2049 | 15 | ||
| 30 | 73 | Kajtar Dora | 1588 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Virganc Roland | 1911 | 32 | ||
| 31 | 51 | Gal Janos | 1756 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Szabo Balazs | 1607 | 72 | ||
| 32 | 75 | Panda Barnabas | 1583 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Kun Balint | 1752 | 52 | ||
| 33 | 77 | Bolyki Istvan | 1564 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Nemeth Noemi Anna | 1726 | 54 | ||
| 34 | 55 | Dan Daniel | 1718 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Buri Petra | 1584 | 74 | ||
| 35 | 79 | Repiczki Tamas | 1553 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Szucs Robert | 1679 | 56 | ||
| 36 | 57 | Varga Boldizsar | 1679 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Csernyik Mark | 1553 | 78 | ||
| 37 | 87 | Buri Kata | 1467 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Barsi Botond | 1677 | 58 | ||
| 38 | 59 | Szurkos Andras | 1677 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Magyar Erik Ferenc | 1518 | 82 | ||
| 39 | 89 | Kozma Jeno | 1414 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Szikszai Berci | 1675 | 60 | ||
| 40 | 61 | Gulacsi Donat Ferenc | 1670 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Toth Kincso | 1504 | 84 | ||
| 41 | 91 | Mathe Gergely | 1399 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Firnigel Janos | 1661 | 62 | ||
| 42 | 63 | Peterfia Ferenc | 1652 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Deak Zsombor | 1452 | 88 | ||
| 43 | 93 | Szabo Akos | 1393 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Pilis Peter | 1645 | 64 | ||
| 44 | 65 | WCM | Kapicakova Lucia | 1641 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Bodo Norbert | 1408 | 90 | |
| 45 | 95 | Vadkerti Vince | 1367 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Kellner Nikolaus | 1639 | 66 | ||
| 46 | 67 | Kardos Levente | 1636 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Karacsonyi Bank | 1396 | 92 | ||
| 47 | 97 | ACM | Megyeri Martin | 1318 | 0 | ½ – ½ | 0 | Molnar Aurel Jr. | 1634 | 68 | |
| 48 | 69 | Karko Balint | 1622 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Czipp Janos | 1380 | 94 | ||
| 49 | 99 | Lehocz Jozsef Jr. | 1193 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Panda Gyorgy | 1622 | 70 |
Rank after Round 2
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 2 | Kormos Adam | HUN | 2177 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 3,0 | |
| 6 | Mirza Solyom | HUN | 2104 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 3,0 | ||
| 7 | Torok Tamas Titusz | HUN | 2100 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 3,0 | ||
| 9 | Kovacs Istvan | HUN | 2096 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 3,0 | ||
| 10 | Berkun Denizcan | TUR | 2093 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 3,0 | ||
| 11 | Gyurkovics Miklos | HUN | 2087 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 3,0 | ||
| 16 | Kratzmajer Akos Gyorgy | HUN | 2038 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 3,0 | ||
| 17 | Balka Richard | HUN | 2037 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 3,0 | ||
| 18 | Nemeth Miklos | HUN | 2036 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 3,0 | ||
| 20 | Miszler Levente | HUN | 2014 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 3,0 | ||
| 21 | Pogany Zsombor | HUN | 1993 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 3,0 | ||
| 23 | Sandor Tamas | ROU | 1980 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 3,0 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Karacsonyi Gellert | HUN | 2135 | 2,0 | 1,0 | 1,00 | 3,0 | |
| 12 | Kis Bela | HUN | 2082 | 2,0 | 1,0 | 1,00 | 3,0 | ||
| 25 | Reviczki Roland | HUN | 1956 | 2,0 | 1,0 | 1,00 | 3,0 | ||
| 30 | Birovecz Ben Jordan | HUN | 1913 | 2,0 | 1,0 | 1,00 | 3,0 | ||
| 41 | Purak Zoltan | HUN | 1834 | 2,0 | 1,0 | 1,00 | 3,0 | ||
| 46 | Csajbok Levente Tamas | HUN | 1796 | 2,0 | 1,0 | 1,00 | 3,0 | ||
| 19 | 5 | Dibusz Domonkos | HUN | 2113 | 1,5 | 2,5 | 1,75 | 2,5 | |
| 14 | Piroska Istvan | HUN | 2049 | 1,5 | 2,5 | 1,75 | 2,5 | ||
| 42 | Saar Patrik | HUN | 1829 | 1,5 | 2,5 | 1,75 | 2,5 | ||
| 22 | 34 | Sulyok Eszter | HUN | 1872 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,00 | 2,0 | |
| 47 | Lakat Gyula | HUN | 1790 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,00 | 2,0 | ||
| 24 | 29 | Kozsik Bende Barnabas | HUN | 1925 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 0,75 | 2,5 | |
| 25 | 22 | Molnar Laszlo | HUN | 1989 | 1,5 | 1,0 | 0,75 | 2,0 | |
| 27 | Yip Michael | CAN | 1936 | 1,5 | 1,0 | 0,75 | 2,0 | ||
| 31 | Giles Benjamin | NZL | 1913 | 1,5 | 1,0 | 0,75 | 2,0 | ||
| 37 | Kolimar Kristof Pal | HUN | 1856 | 1,5 | 1,0 | 0,75 | 2,0 | ||
| 29 | 8 | FM | Szollosi Laszlo | HUN | 2098 | 1,0 | 3,0 | 1,00 | 2,0 |
| 13 | FM | Donka Peter | HUN | 2057 | 1,0 | 3,0 | 1,00 | 2,0 | |
| 28 | Karacsonyi Kata | HUN | 1934 | 1,0 | 3,0 | 1,00 | 2,0 | ||
| 81 | Muranyi Geza | HUN | 1527 | 1,0 | 3,0 | 1,00 | 2,0 | ||
| 33 | 83 | Sziraki Zoltan | HUN | 1505 | 1,0 | 2,5 | 1,25 | 1,5 | |
| 34 | 19 | Kovacs Judit | HUN | 2035 | 1,0 | 2,5 | 0,50 | 2,0 | |
| 48 | Lakatos Tamas | HUN | 1788 | 1,0 | 2,5 | 0,50 | 2,0 | ||
| 36 | 15 | Repasi Zoltan Sr. | HUN | 2049 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,50 | 1,0 | |
| 37 | 1 | Molnar Aurel | HUN | 2189 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 2,0 | |
| 24 | Hortion Donat | FRA | 1960 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 2,0 | ||
| 26 | Toth Nikoletta | HUN | 1953 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 2,0 | ||
| 33 | Demjen Mark | HUN | 1876 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 2,0 | ||
| 35 | AIM | Daroczi Donat | HUN | 1860 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 2,0 | |
| 38 | Mako Zoltan | HUN | 1849 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 2,0 | ||
| 39 | Muranyi Peter | HUN | 1848 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 2,0 | ||
| 40 | Havaskori Laszlo | HUN | 1846 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 2,0 | ||
| 43 | Haszon Abel | HUN | 1819 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 2,0 | ||
| 44 | Bartuszek Andras | HUN | 1818 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 2,0 | ||
| 45 | Koltai Dora | HUN | 1802 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 2,0 | ||
| 50 | Neszmenyi Zoltan | HUN | 1762 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 2,0 | ||
| 49 | 52 | Kun Balint | HUN | 1752 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 1,0 | |
| 56 | Szucs Robert | HUN | 1679 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 1,0 | ||
| 57 | Varga Boldizsar | HUN | 1679 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 1,0 | ||
| 59 | Szurkos Andras | HUN | 1677 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 1,0 | ||
| 60 | Szikszai Berci | HUN | 1675 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 1,0 | ||
| 61 | Gulacsi Donat Ferenc | HUN | 1670 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 1,0 | ||
| 65 | WCM | Kapicakova Lucia | SVK | 1641 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 1,0 | |
| 66 | Kellner Nikolaus | AUT | 1639 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 1,0 | ||
| 67 | Kardos Levente | HUN | 1636 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 1,0 | ||
| 69 | Karko Balint | HUN | 1622 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 1,0 | ||
| 70 | Panda Gyorgy | HUN | 1622 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 1,0 | ||
| 72 | Szabo Balazs | HUN | 1607 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 1,0 | ||
| 61 | 3 | Sallai Kalman | HUN | 2152 | 1,0 | 1,5 | 0,75 | 1,5 | |
| 36 | Baski Barnabas | HUN | 1857 | 1,0 | 1,5 | 0,75 | 1,5 | ||
| 49 | Forgacs Andras | HUN | 1763 | 1,0 | 1,5 | 0,75 | 1,5 | ||
| 64 | 55 | Dan Daniel | HUN | 1718 | 1,0 | 1,5 | 0,00 | 1,0 | |
| 64 | Pilis Peter | HUN | 1645 | 1,0 | 1,5 | 0,00 | 1,0 | ||
| 91 | Mathe Gergely | HUN | 1399 | 1,0 | 1,5 | 0,00 | 1,0 | ||
| 67 | 32 | Virganc Roland | HUN | 1911 | 1,0 | 1,0 | 0,00 | 1,0 | |
| 58 | Barsi Botond | HUN | 1677 | 1,0 | 1,0 | 0,00 | 1,0 | ||
| 63 | Peterfia Ferenc | HUN | 1652 | 1,0 | 1,0 | 0,00 | 1,0 | ||
| 77 | Bolyki Istvan | HUN | 1564 | 1,0 | 1,0 | 0,00 | 1,0 | ||
| 71 | 71 | Pinter Tamas | HUN | 1621 | 0,5 | 3,0 | 0,75 | 1,0 | |
| 76 | Piskoti Laszlo | HUN | 1566 | 0,5 | 3,0 | 0,75 | 1,0 | ||
| 80 | Szalay Istvan | HUN | 1530 | 0,5 | 3,0 | 0,75 | 1,0 | ||
| 86 | Onodi Tamas | HUN | 1475 | 0,5 | 3,0 | 0,75 | 1,0 | ||
| 96 | Mailinger Mark | HUN | 1347 | 0,5 | 3,0 | 0,75 | 1,0 | ||
| 76 | 53 | Tolnai Jozsef | HUN | 1728 | 0,5 | 2,5 | 0,50 | 1,0 | |
| 85 | Sandor Levente | ROU | 1487 | 0,5 | 2,5 | 0,50 | 1,0 | ||
| 98 | Karacsonyi Luca | HUN | 1312 | 0,5 | 2,5 | 0,50 | 1,0 | ||
| 79 | 68 | Molnar Aurel Jr. | HUN | 1634 | 0,5 | 1,5 | 0,25 | 0,5 | |
| 97 | ACM | Megyeri Martin | HUN | 1318 | 0,5 | 1,5 | 0,25 | 0,5 | |
| 81 | 54 | Nemeth Noemi Anna | HUN | 1726 | 0,0 | 3,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | |
| 62 | Firnigel Janos | HUN | 1661 | 0,0 | 3,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | ||
| 74 | Buri Petra | HUN | 1584 | 0,0 | 3,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | ||
| 79 | Repiczki Tamas | HUN | 1553 | 0,0 | 3,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | ||
| 90 | Bodo Norbert | HUN | 1408 | 0,0 | 3,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | ||
| 95 | Vadkerti Vince | HUN | 1367 | 0,0 | 3,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | ||
| 87 | 78 | Csernyik Mark | HUN | 1553 | 0,0 | 2,5 | 0,00 | 0,0 | |
| 88 | 51 | Gal Janos | HUN | 1756 | 0,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | |
| 73 | Kajtar Dora | HUN | 1588 | 0,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | ||
| 75 | Panda Barnabas | HUN | 1583 | 0,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | ||
| 82 | Magyar Erik Ferenc | HUN | 1518 | 0,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | ||
| 84 | Toth Kincso | HUN | 1504 | 0,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | ||
| 87 | Buri Kata | HUN | 1467 | 0,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | ||
| 88 | Deak Zsombor | HUN | 1452 | 0,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | ||
| 89 | Kozma Jeno | HUN | 1414 | 0,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | ||
| 92 | Karacsonyi Bank | HUN | 1396 | 0,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | ||
| 93 | Szabo Akos | HUN | 1393 | 0,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | ||
| 94 | Czipp Janos | HUN | 1380 | 0,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | ||
| 99 | Lehocz Jozsef Jr. | HUN | 1193 | 0,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 |
TWIC 1251 Queen’s, Bogo and Nimzo-Indian Defences
Here is a larger selection of games than usual.
Game 1
Cori-Wang
Queen’s Indian
SPICE Cup Open 2018 rd1
After 34..Rc6(Diagram)
White has the d-file but is not getting very far with the queenside majority
What do you recommend for White?

Game 2
Cori-Lenderman
Nimzo-Indian
SPICE Cup Open 2018 rd9
After 24..Bb8(Diagram)
White is pressing the queenside pawns but the b,c-pawns seem adequately protected
What do you recommend for White?

Game 3
Gupta-Vidit
Nimzo-Indian
chess.com IoM Masters rd5
After 25..Qd7(Diagram)
Black has just offered a queen trade
What do you recommend for White? Try for the squeeze in a symmetrical structure or keep the queens on for some middlegame chances?

Game 4
Vidit-Praggnanandhaa
Bogo-Catalan
chess.com IoM Masters rd4
After 23..h6(Diagram)
White has the bishop pair and the better structure but Black has secured the isolated e-pawn nicely
What do you recommend for White?

Game 5
Gelfand-Seul
Bogo-Indian
chess.com IoM Masters rd9
After 21..g5(Diagram)
White has more space and is trying to make progress on the kingside. The Be1 is passive and perhaps wants more to do
What do you recommend for White?

Game 6
Moroni-Livaic
Queen’s Indian
World Youth Open U18 2018
After 37..Nf3(Diagram)
White has the cleaner structure but Black has defensive resources. Possibly ..Rc2 is coming or maybe using the b-pawns to create some confusion.
What do you recommend for White?

Game 7
Plat-Navara
Nimzo-Indian
TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018 rd8
After 17.Be1(Diagram)
White clearly wants to attack on the kingside
What do you recommend for Black?

Game 8
Dziuba-Olszewski
Queen’s Indian
TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018 rd9
After 55..Kf8(Diagram)
White has the more active pieces and has the Kf8 trapped on the 8th rank
What do you recommend for White?

Game 9
Kravtsiv-Kosten
Nimzo-Indian
16th Cap D’Agde Open 2018 rd4
After 14..bxc4(Diagram)
Both sides have yet to complete their development
What do you recommend for White?

Game 10
Lenderman-Wang
Nimzo-Indian
SPICE Cup Open 2018 rd5
After 37..Nh7(Diagram)
White is up an exchange for a pawn while the Nh7 is passive. There is a big hole on d6 for the knight to jump into or may something can come from the c-file
What do you recommend for White?

Game 11
Howell-Jumabayev
Nimzo-Indian
chess.com IoM Masters rd5
After 26.Rc6(Diagram)
White is trying to press for something in this unbalanced RRB-RRN ending
What do you recommend for Black?

Game 12
Vishnu-Short
Nimzo-Indian
chess.com IoM Masters rd9
After 22..Nb7(Diagram)
White has a nice pawn centre and the bishops while Black has erected a dark square blockade with ..Nd6 coming if allowed
What do you recommend for White?








