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BTCh 2016-17 Rd7
Results
I contributed a rather embarrassing draw where I was dead lost with White right out of the opening after dropping a pawn for less than nothing.
I. osztály, Lilienthal csoport
Tabáni Spartacus II – SENSE I 6:6
Vasas SC II – Mattolda SSC I 6:6
Fabulon-Lombik – Újpesti KSE I 8,5:3,5
Sirály I – BEAC II 7:5
Barcza GSC I – MTK Budapest III 3,5:8,5
Palota Sakk I – Pénzügyőr SE III 3:9
II. osztály, Bilek csoport
Aquaréna KSC III – Csepeli TK 9,5:2,5
Törekvés SE – Mattolda SSC II 8:4
SENSE II – Sárkány DSE II 5:7
Pestszentlőrinc II – BEAC III 6:6
Barcza GSC II – MTK Budapest IV 5:7
HÜSI SC II – A. Láng MKKE 8:4
III. osztály, Szén csoport
MTK Budapest V – Pénzügyőr SE IV 8:4
Rákosliget – Palota Sakk II 5:7
MLTC II – Sárkány DSE III 6:6
Aquaréna KSC IV – ATTE-ARISZ 9:3
HASE III-Hóbagoly – Pestszentimre 7:5
BEAC IV – Aquaréna KSC V 6,5:5,5
Barcza GSC III – Újpesti KSE II 3:9
HÜSI SC III – Sirály II 1:11
A HASE III. csapata idénybeli 3. kontumálásáért 2 büntetőpontot kapott.
A BEAC IV. csapata idénybeli 3. és 4. kontumálásáért 4 büntetőpontot kapott.
Yip-Racz
Grunfeld Defence, Polugaevsky Variation(D87)
After 27..f6(Diagram)
Luck was raining down on me after I dropped my d-pawn for nothing in the opening but I just could not capitalize.
After 27..f6
Coming Event: XY Chess Festival-Malta May 23-29 2017
XY Chess Festival May 23-29 2017
see tournament FB page.
Swiss system, 7 rounds
Venue: Windsor Hotel, Sliema Malta
Time control :
90 mins + 30 secs / move to finish
Schedule:
22nd May arrival
23rd May 2pm-4pm – registration
Round 1 : 23rd May @ 5:30pm
Round 2 :24th May @ 5:30pm
Round 3 :25th May @ 5:30pm
Round 4 :26th May @ 5:30pm
Round 5 :27th May @ 5:30pm
Round 6 :28th May @ 5:30pm
Round 7 :29th May @ 5:30pm
30th May departure
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BTCh 2016-17 Rd6
Results
I contributed a win today as two out of three MTK teams emerged victorious.
I. osztály, Lilienthal csoport
SENSE I – Palota Sakk I 4,5:7,5
Pénzügyőr SE III – Barcza GSC I 4,5:7,5
MTK Budapest III – Sirály I 8,5:3,5
BEAC II – Fabulon-Lombik 5,5:6,5
Újpesti KSE I – Vasas SC II 6:6
Mattolda SSC I – Tabáni Spartacus II 8:4
II. osztály, Bilek csoport
Csepeli TK – HÜSI SC II 5,5:6,5
A. Láng MKKE – Barcza GSC II 5,5:6,5
MTK Budapest IV – Pestszentlőrinc II 7:5
BEAC III – SENSE II 8:4
Sárkány DSE II – Törekvés SE 5,5:6,5
Mattolda SSC II – Aquaréna KSC III 2,5:9,5
III. osztály, Szén csoport
Pénzügyőr SE IV – Aquaréna KSC IV 8:4
ATTE-ARISZ – MLTC II 3:9
Sárkány DSE III – Rákosliget 7,5:4,5
Palota Sakk II – MTK Budapest V 6,5:5,5
Pestszentimre – HÜSI SC III 9,5:2,5
Sirály II – Barcza GSC III 9,5:2,5
Újpesti KSE II – BEAC IV 8:4
Aquaréna KSC V – HASE III 0,5:11,5
Yip-Nagy,A
Unusual Benoni
The game left main theory early as both sides contested the queenside.
After 24..dc(Diagram)
Black has weak kingside dark squares and the Rf8 is passive. What is the plan now?
After 24..dc
TWIC 1160-Part 2
Queen’s Indian and Nimzo-Indian Defence
Game 1: Nakamura-Izturrizaga
A nice positional game from Nakamura, the winner of the Gibraltar Open.
Queen’s Indian(E18) 8.Bd2 Bf6
After 18..Bf6(Diagram)
How to exploit the offside Na6?
After 18..Bf6
Game 2: Kantor,G-Shankland
Queen’s Indian(E15) 5.b3
After 23.N1e2(Diagram)
How to exploit White’s poor coordination?
After 23.N1e2
Game 3: Short-Bellin
Queen’s Indian Defence 4.a3(E12)
After 18..Bxa6(Diagram)
White must find a good plan.
After 18..Bxa6
Game 4: Korobov-Michalik
Nimzo-Indian Defence 4.Qc2 0-0 5.e4(E32)
After 13..Qg6(Diagram)
White must find a good idea.
After 13..Qg6
Game 5: Zatonskih-Short
Nimzo-Indian Defence 4.Qc2 d5(E36)
After 17.Nf3(Diagram)
The uncastled Ke1 was the main theme of the game.
After 17.Nf3
TWIC 1160
The weekly dose of games from TWIC.
Open Games
Game 1: Ivanchuk-Dragnev
Scotch(C45)
After 34.Ree7(Diagram)
The doubled rooks look quite dangerous but Black found a nice defence.
After 34.Ree7
Game 2: Paehtz-Vitiugov
Italian Game(C50)
After 29.Bxh8(Diagram)
The Kh1 gets caught in a nice attack after some very creative play by Black.
After 29.Bxh8
Game 3: Wei Yi-Karjakin
Berlin Defence(C65)
After 12..dxc3(Diagram)
How to attack?
After 12..dxc3
Game 4: Vachier Lagrave-Adams
Berlin Endgame(C67) 9.h3 Be7
After 19..h4(Diagram)
Find the right plan first, then look for the move.
After 19..h4
Gibraltar 2017 Rd10
Final Ranking after 10 Rounds
GM Nakamura took first after a playoff. Photo and more from official site.
GM Nakamura(centre)
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | w-we | |
| 1 | 24 | GM | Anton Guijarro David | ESP | 2650 | 8,0 | 2859 | 2,69 |
| 2 | 3 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | USA | 2785 | 8,0 | 2847 | 0,87 |
| 3 | 8 | GM | Yu Yangyi | CHN | 2738 | 8,0 | 2830 | 1,17 |
| 4 | 2 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | FRA | 2796 | 7,5 | 2804 | 0,33 |
| 5 | 5 | GM | Adams Michael | ENG | 2751 | 7,5 | 2797 | 0,67 |
| 6 | 28 | GM | Sutovsky Emil | ISR | 2628 | 7,5 | 2759 | 1,78 |
| 7 | 13 | GM | Cheparinov Ivan | BUL | 2689 | 7,5 | 2755 | 0,91 |
| 8 | 7 | GM | Topalov Veselin | BUL | 2739 | 7,5 | 2749 | 0,23 |
| 9 | 10 | GM | Gelfand Boris | ISR | 2721 | 7,5 | 2729 | 0,30 |
| 10 | 20 | GM | Howell David W L | ENG | 2655 | 7,0 | 2732 | 1,13 |
| 11 | 38 | GM | Ju Wenjun | CHN | 2583 | 7,0 | 2731 | 2,07 |
| 12 | 16 | GM | Short Nigel D | ENG | 2675 | 7,0 | 2722 | 0,79 |
| 13 | 1 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | USA | 2827 | 7,0 | 2709 | -0,98 |
| 27 | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | USA | 2633 | 7,0 | 2709 | 1,16 | |
| 15 | 12 | GM | Matlakov Maxim | RUS | 2701 | 7,0 | 2699 | 0,13 |
| 16 | 11 | GM | Naiditsch Arkadij | AZE | 2702 | 7,0 | 2696 | 0,04 |
| 17 | 9 | GM | Vitiugov Nikita | RUS | 2724 | 7,0 | 2679 | -0,44 |
| 18 | 18 | GM | Fressinet Laurent | FRA | 2660 | 7,0 | 2677 | 0,33 |
| 19 | 21 | GM | Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo | VEN | 2652 | 7,0 | 2675 | 0,42 |
| 20 | 26 | GM | Sethuraman S.P. | IND | 2637 | 7,0 | 2673 | 0,63 |
| 21 | 6 | GM | Svidler Peter | RUS | 2748 | 7,0 | 2671 | -0,74 |
| 22 | 37 | GM | Lalith Babu M R | IND | 2587 | 7,0 | 2640 | 0,90 |
Player overview for HUN
GM Gledura Benjamin was the top Hungarian with 6,5/10.
| SNo | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts. | Rk. | Group | |
| 36 | GM | Gledura Benjamin | 2589 | HUN | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6,5 | 37 | Masters |
| 84 | IM | Kantor Gergely | 2448 | HUN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6,0 | 56 | Masters |
| 112 | IM | Szabo Bence | 2378 | HUN | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 5,0 | 130 | Masters |
| 113 | WGM | Gara Ticia | 2378 | HUN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 5,5 | 104 | Masters |
| 114 | FM | Kozak Adam | 2376 | HUN | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 5,0 | 112 | Masters |
| 122 | IM | Lazarne Vajda Szidonia | 2364 | HUN | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5,0 | 135 | Masters |
| 126 | WGM | Papp Petra | 2352 | HUN | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5,0 | 113 | Masters |
| 239 | Lochte Szilvia | 1829 | HUN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4,5 | 175 | Masters |
Results of the last round for HUN
| Rd. | Bo. | No. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | FED | Rtg | No. | ||
| 10 | 7 | 36 | GM | Gledura Benjamin | HUN | 2589 | 6½ | 0 – 1 | 6½ | GM | Topalov Veselin | BUL | 2739 | 7 |
| 10 | 31 | 84 | IM | Kantor Gergely | HUN | 2448 | 5½ | ½ – ½ | 5½ | GM | Del Rio De Angelis Salvador G | ESP | 2527 | 55 |
| 10 | 42 | 122 | IM | Lazarne Vajda Szidonia | HUN | 2364 | 5 | 0 – 1 | 5 | GM | Narciso Dublan Marc | ESP | 2508 | 59 |
| 10 | 43 | 112 | IM | Szabo Bence | HUN | 2378 | 5 | 0 – 1 | 5 | IM | Aryan Chopra | IND | 2503 | 61 |
| 10 | 52 | 92 | IM | Karavade Eesha | IND | 2418 | 5 | ½ – ½ | 5 | WGM | Gara Ticia | HUN | 2378 | 113 |
| 10 | 63 | 114 | FM | Kozak Adam | HUN | 2376 | 4½ | ½ – ½ | 4½ | WGM | Pourkashiyan Atousa | IRI | 2303 | 143 |
| 10 | 73 | 126 | WGM | Papp Petra | HUN | 2352 | 4 | 1 – 0 | 4 | Verneuil Pascal | FRA | 2215 | 167 | |
| 10 | 101 | 239 | Lochte Szilvia | HUN | 1829 | 3½ | 1 – 0 | 3 | Veltkamp Gerben | NED | 2166 | 178 |
Player details for HUN
Lochte Szilvia had a strong 2000 level performance and can be happy with a nice result.
| Rd. | SNo | Name | Rtg | FED | Pts. | Res. | w-we | ||
| GM Gledura Benjamin 2589 HUN Rp:2565 Pts. 6,5 | |||||||||
| 1 | 159 | Weisbuch Udi | 2240 | ISR | 4,5 | s 1 | 0,11 | ||
| 2 | 99 | FM | Perez Garcia Alejandro | 2398 | ESP | 5,0 | w ½ | -0,25 | |
| 3 | 103 | WGM | Tsolakidou Stavroula | 2387 | GRE | 6,0 | s 1 | 0,24 | |
| 4 | 3 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2785 | USA | 8,0 | w 0 | -0,25 | |
| 5 | 87 | GM | Womacka Mathias | 2435 | GER | 5,0 | s 0 | -0,71 | |
| 6 | 178 | Veltkamp Gerben | 2166 | NED | 3,0 | w 1 | 0,08 | ||
| 7 | 89 | IM | Sarkar Justin | 2428 | USA | 4,5 | s 1 | 0,29 | |
| 8 | 73 | IM | Salomon Johan | 2470 | NOR | 5,5 | w 1 | 0,34 | |
| 9 | 60 | GM | Mikhalevski Victor | 2504 | ISR | 6,5 | s 1 | 0,38 | |
| 10 | 7 | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2739 | BUL | 7,5 | w 0 | -0,30 | |
| IM Kantor Gergely 2448 HUN Rp:2503 Pts. 6,0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 212 | Suez-Panama Gilles | 2010 | FRA | 4,0 | s 1 | 0,08 | ||
| 2 | 17 | GM | Shankland Samuel L | 2674 | USA | 6,5 | w 0 | -0,21 | |
| 3 | 163 | WIM | Heinemann Josefine | 2227 | GER | 5,0 | s 1 | 0,22 | |
| 4 | 7 | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2739 | BUL | 7,5 | w 0 | -0,15 | |
| 5 | 149 | Gluhovsky Mark | 2263 | RUS | 4,5 | s 1 | 0,26 | ||
| 6 | 29 | GM | Oparin Grigoriy | 2625 | RUS | 6,0 | w ½ | 0,23 | |
| 7 | 35 | GM | Istratescu Andrei | 2593 | FRA | 6,5 | s 0 | -0,31 | |
| 8 | 143 | WGM | Pourkashiyan Atousa | 2303 | IRI | 5,0 | w 1 | 0,31 | |
| 9 | 127 | IM | Vuilleumier Alexandre | 2347 | SUI | 4,5 | s 1 | 0,36 | |
| 10 | 55 | GM | Del Rio De Angelis Salvador G | 2527 | ESP | 6,0 | w ½ | 0,11 | |
| IM Szabo Bence 2378 HUN Rp:2270 Pts. 5,0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 242 | Wilson Matthew R | 1791 | ENG | 3,0 | s 1 | 0,08 | ||
| 2 | 49 | GM | Mastrovasilis Athanasios | 2551 | GRE | 5,5 | w 0 | -0,27 | |
| 3 | 180 | Gonzalez Gonzalez Alfonso | 2162 | ESP | 4,0 | s 0 | -0,78 | ||
| 4 | 187 | Finsterwalder Sebastian | 2130 | GER | 5,0 | w ½ | -0,31 | ||
| 5 | 184 | Chan Kim Yew | 2152 | MAS | 4,5 | s ½ | -0,29 | ||
| 6 | 171 | FM | Derakhshani Borna | 2195 | IRI | 4,5 | w 1 | 0,26 | |
| 7 | 178 | Veltkamp Gerben | 2166 | NED | 3,0 | s 1 | 0,23 | ||
| 8 | 53 | GM | Spraggett Kevin | 2542 | CAN | 6,0 | w ½ | 0,22 | |
| 9 | 59 | GM | Narciso Dublan Marc | 2508 | ESP | 6,0 | s ½ | 0,18 | |
| 10 | 61 | IM | Aryan Chopra | 2503 | IND | 6,0 | w 0 | -0,33 | |
| WGM Gara Ticia 2378 HUN Rp:2302 Pts. 5,5 | |||||||||
| 1 | 243 | Murray J Stephen | 1789 | SCO | 2,5 | w 1 | 0,08 | ||
| 2 | 48 | GM | Huzman Alexander | 2557 | ISR | 6,0 | s 0 | -0,27 | |
| 3 | 188 | FM | Weeramantry Sunil | 2129 | SRI | 5,0 | w 1 | 0,19 | |
| 4 | 52 | GM | Libiszewski Fabien | 2545 | FRA | 6,0 | s 0 | -0,28 | |
| 5 | 172 | Tscharotschkin Michael | 2190 | GER | 4,0 | w 0 | -0,74 | ||
| 6 | 176 | Mueller-Dehn Christian Dr. | 2170 | GER | 4,0 | s 1 | 0,23 | ||
| 7 | 168 | Villar Reymundo Juan Antonio | 2212 | PER | 5,5 | w 1 | 0,28 | ||
| 8 | 56 | GM | Gunina Valentina | 2524 | RUS | 6,5 | s 0 | -0,30 | |
| 9 | 191 | Burrows Martin P | 2124 | ENG | 4,5 | w 1 | 0,19 | ||
| 10 | 92 | IM | Karavade Eesha | 2418 | IND | 5,5 | s ½ | 0,06 | |
| FM Kozak Adam 2376 HUN Rp:2418 Pts. 5,0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 244 | Christophe-Hayot Romain | 1784 | FRA | 2,5 | s 1 | 0,08 | ||
| 2 | 53 | GM | Spraggett Kevin | 2542 | CAN | 6,0 | w ½ | 0,22 | |
| 3 | 55 | GM | Del Rio De Angelis Salvador G | 2527 | ESP | 6,0 | s ½ | 0,20 | |
| 4 | 57 | GM | Lemos Damian | 2516 | ARG | 6,0 | w ½ | 0,19 | |
| 5 | 61 | IM | Aryan Chopra | 2503 | IND | 6,0 | s ½ | 0,17 | |
| 6 | 59 | GM | Narciso Dublan Marc | 2508 | ESP | 6,0 | w ½ | 0,18 | |
| 7 | 63 | IM | Liang Awonder | 2496 | USA | 5,5 | s 1 | 0,66 | |
| 8 | 60 | GM | Mikhalevski Victor | 2504 | ISR | 6,5 | w 0 | -0,33 | |
| 9 | 65 | GM | Cuenca Jimenez Jose Fernando | 2492 | ESP | 6,5 | s 0 | -0,34 | |
| 10 | 143 | WGM | Pourkashiyan Atousa | 2303 | IRI | 5,0 | w ½ | -0,10 | |
| IM Lazarne Vajda Szidonia 2364 HUN Rp:2243 Pts. 5,0 | |||||||||
| 1 | – | not paired | – | – | – | – ½ | |||
| 2 | 231 | WFM | Gamboa Alvarado Olga Leticia | 1913 | CRC | 3,5 | s ½ | -0,42 | |
| 3 | 203 | Eagleton Greg T | 2055 | ENG | 4,0 | w 1 | 0,14 | ||
| 4 | 62 | IM | Kollars Dmitrij | 2500 | GER | 5,5 | s ½ | 0,18 | |
| 5 | 68 | IM | Krysa Leandro | 2491 | ARG | 6,5 | w 0 | -0,33 | |
| 6 | 168 | Villar Reymundo Juan Antonio | 2212 | PER | 5,5 | s ½ | -0,20 | ||
| 7 | 187 | Finsterwalder Sebastian | 2130 | GER | 5,0 | w 0 | -0,79 | ||
| 8 | 178 | Veltkamp Gerben | 2166 | NED | 3,0 | w 1 | 0,24 | ||
| 9 | 167 | Verneuil Pascal | 2215 | FRA | 4,0 | s 1 | 0,30 | ||
| 10 | 59 | GM | Narciso Dublan Marc | 2508 | ESP | 6,0 | w 0 | -0,31 | |
| WGM Papp Petra 2352 HUN Rp:2417 Pts. 5,0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2752 | UKR | 6,5 | w 0 | -0,08 | |
| 2 | 199 | CM | Reuben Stewart | 2076 | ENG | 3,0 | s 1 | 0,17 | |
| 3 | 207 | Carlsten Peter | 2047 | SWE | 4,0 | w 1 | 0,14 | ||
| 4 | 68 | IM | Krysa Leandro | 2491 | ARG | 6,5 | s ½ | 0,19 | |
| 5 | 74 | GM | Riff Jean-Noel | 2468 | FRA | 6,5 | w 1 | 0,66 | |
| 6 | 48 | GM | Huzman Alexander | 2557 | ISR | 6,0 | s ½ | 0,26 | |
| 7 | 46 | GM | Donchenko Alexander | 2559 | GER | 6,0 | w 0 | -0,23 | |
| 8 | 82 | IM | Cheng Bobby | 2452 | AUS | 5,5 | s 0 | -0,36 | |
| 9 | 49 | GM | Mastrovasilis Athanasios | 2551 | GRE | 5,5 | s 0 | -0,24 | |
| 10 | 167 | Verneuil Pascal | 2215 | FRA | 4,0 | w 1 | 0,32 | ||
| Lochte Szilvia 1829 HUN Rp:2001 Pts. 4,5 | |||||||||
| 1 | 109 | IM | Godart Francois | 2381 | BEL | 5,5 | s 0 | -0,08 | |
| 2 | 169 | FM | Baert Andy | 2210 | BEL | 4,0 | w 0 | -0,09 | |
| 3 | 195 | Seraoui Mohcen | 2100 | ALG | 4,5 | s 0 | -0,17 | ||
| 4 | 255 | Tveten Per | 1486 | NOR | 1,0 | w 1 | 0,12 | ||
| 5 | 200 | Lochte Thomas | 2070 | GER | 5,0 | s 0 | -0,20 | ||
| 6 | 189 | Bendayan Claros Aaron | 2128 | ESP | 5,0 | w 0 | -0,15 | ||
| 7 | 248 | Chilton James I | 1756 | ENG | 3,5 | s 1 | 0,40 | ||
| 8 | 224 | Green Per | 1956 | SWE | 3,5 | w 1 | 0,67 | ||
| 9 | 192 | Behrendt Clemens | 2121 | GER | 4,5 | s ½ | 0,35 | ||
| 10 | 178 | Veltkamp Gerben | 2166 | NED | 3,0 | w 1 | 0,88 | ||
Gibraltar 2017 Rd7
Gara is gaining some momentum after a couple of tough losses. Papp continues to get tough pairings and is having a good tournament despite her loss to GM Donchenko Alexander.
Player Overview for HUN
| SNo | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pts. | Rk. | Group | |
| 36 | GM | Gledura Benjamin | 2589 | HUN | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4,5 | 52 | Masters |
| 84 | IM | Kantor Gergely | 2448 | HUN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 3,5 | 110 | Masters |
| 112 | IM | Szabo Bence | 2378 | HUN | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4,0 | 106 | Masters |
| 113 | WGM | Gara Ticia | 2378 | HUN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4,0 | 105 | Masters |
| 114 | FM | Kozak Adam | 2376 | HUN | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4,5 | 50 | Masters |
| 122 | IM | Lazarne Vajda Szidonia | 2364 | HUN | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 3,0 | 177 | Masters |
| 126 | WGM | Papp Petra | 2352 | HUN | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 4,0 | 74 | Masters |
| 239 | Lochte Szilvia | 1829 | HUN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,0 | 230 | Masters |
Pairings of the next round for HUN
| Rd. | Bo. | No. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | FED | Rtg | No. | ||
| 8 | 24 | 36 | GM | Gledura Benjamin | HUN | 2589 | 4½ | 4½ | IM | Salomon Johan | NOR | 2470 | 73 | |
| 8 | 31 | 114 | FM | Kozak Adam | HUN | 2376 | 4½ | 4½ | GM | Mikhalevski Victor | ISR | 2504 | 60 | |
| 8 | 39 | 112 | IM | Szabo Bence | HUN | 2378 | 4 | 4 | GM | Spraggett Kevin | CAN | 2542 | 53 | |
| 8 | 41 | 56 | GM | Gunina Valentina | RUS | 2524 | 4 | 4 | WGM | Gara Ticia | HUN | 2378 | 113 | |
| 8 | 48 | 82 | IM | Cheng Bobby | AUS | 2452 | 4 | 4 | WGM | Papp Petra | HUN | 2352 | 126 | |
| 8 | 59 | 84 | IM | Kantor Gergely | HUN | 2448 | 3½ | 3½ | WGM | Pourkashiyan Atousa | IRI | 2303 | 143 | |
| 8 | 82 | 122 | IM | Vajda Szidonia | HUN | 2364 | 3 | 3 | Veltkamp Gerben | NED | 2166 | 178 | ||
| 8 | 115 | 239 | Lochte Szilvia | HUN | 1829 | 2 | 2 | Green Per | SWE | 1956 | 224 |
Results of the last round for HUN
| Rd. | Bo. | No. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | FED | Rtg | No. | ||
| 7 | 27 | 126 | WGM | Papp Petra | HUN | 2352 | 4 | 0 – 1 | 4 | GM | Donchenko Alexander | GER | 2559 | 46 |
| 7 | 31 | 35 | GM | Istratescu Andrei | FRA | 2593 | 3½ | 1 – 0 | 3½ | IM | Kantor Gergely | HUN | 2448 | 84 |
| 7 | 32 | 89 | IM | Sarkar Justin | USA | 2428 | 3½ | 0 – 1 | 3½ | GM | Gledura Benjamin | HUN | 2589 | 36 |
| 7 | 43 | 63 | IM | Liang Awonder | USA | 2496 | 3½ | 0 – 1 | 3½ | FM | Kozak Adam | HUN | 2376 | 114 |
| 7 | 67 | 178 | Veltkamp Gerben | NED | 2166 | 3 | 0 – 1 | 3 | IM | Szabo Bence | HUN | 2378 | 112 | |
| 7 | 68 | 113 | WGM | Gara Ticia | HUN | 2378 | 3 | 1 – 0 | 3 | Villar Reymundo JA | PER | 2212 | 168 | |
| 7 | 70 | 122 | IM | Vajda Szidonia | HUN | 2364 | 3 | 0 – 1 | 3 | Finsterwalder Sebastian | GER | 2130 | 187 | |
| 7 | 114 | 248 | Chilton James I | ENG | 1756 | 1½ | 0 – 1 | 1 | Lochte Szilvia | HUN | 1829 | 239 |
Player details for HUN
| Rd. | SNo | Name | Rtg | FED | Pts. | Res. | w-we | ||
| GM Gledura Benjamin 2589 HUN Rp:2508 Pts. 4,5 | |||||||||
| 1 | 159 | Weisbuch Udi | 2240 | ISR | 3,5 | s 1 | 0,11 | ||
| 2 | 99 | FM | Perez Garcia Alejandro | 2398 | ESP | 3,0 | w ½ | -0,25 | |
| 3 | 103 | WGM | Tsolakidou Stavroula | 2387 | GRE | 4,0 | s 1 | 0,24 | |
| 4 | 3 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2785 | USA | 6,0 | w 0 | -0,25 | |
| 5 | 87 | GM | Womacka Mathias | 2435 | GER | 3,5 | s 0 | -0,71 | |
| 6 | 178 | Veltkamp Gerben | 2166 | NED | 3,0 | w 1 | 0,08 | ||
| 7 | 89 | IM | Sarkar Justin | 2428 | USA | 3,5 | s 1 | 0,29 | |
| 8 | 73 | IM | Salomon Johan | 2470 | NOR | 4,5 | w | ||
| IM Kantor Gergely 2448 HUN Rp:2447 Pts. 3,5 | |||||||||
| 1 | 212 | Suez-Panama Gilles | 2010 | FRA | 2,0 | s 1 | 0,08 | ||
| 2 | 17 | GM | Shankland Samuel L | 2674 | USA | 5,0 | w 0 | -0,21 | |
| 3 | 163 | WIM | Heinemann Josefine | 2227 | GER | 3,0 | s 1 | 0,22 | |
| 4 | 7 | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2739 | BUL | 5,5 | w 0 | -0,15 | |
| 5 | 149 | Gluhovsky Mark | 2263 | RUS | 3,5 | s 1 | 0,26 | ||
| 6 | 29 | GM | Oparin Grigoriy | 2625 | RUS | 4,0 | w ½ | 0,23 | |
| 7 | 35 | GM | Istratescu Andrei | 2593 | FRA | 4,5 | s 0 | -0,31 | |
| 8 | 143 | WGM | Pourkashiyan Atousa | 2303 | IRI | 3,5 | w | ||
| IM Szabo Bence 2378 HUN Rp:2214 Pts. 4,0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 242 | Wilson Matthew R | 1791 | ENG | 2,0 | s 1 | 0,08 | ||
| 2 | 49 | GM | Mastrovasilis Athanasios | 2551 | GRE | 3,0 | w 0 | -0,27 | |
| 3 | 180 | Gonzalez Gonzalez Alfonso | 2162 | ESP | 3,0 | s 0 | -0,78 | ||
| 4 | 187 | Finsterwalder Sebastian | 2130 | GER | 4,0 | w ½ | -0,31 | ||
| 5 | 184 | Chan Kim Yew | 2152 | MAS | 2,5 | s ½ | -0,29 | ||
| 6 | 171 | FM | Derakhshani Borna | 2195 | IRI | 3,0 | w 1 | 0,26 | |
| 7 | 178 | Veltkamp Gerben | 2166 | NED | 3,0 | s 1 | 0,23 | ||
| 8 | 53 | GM | Spraggett Kevin | 2542 | CAN | 4,0 | w | ||
| WGM Gara Ticia 2378 HUN Rp:2277 Pts. 4,0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 243 | Murray J Stephen | 1789 | SCO | 1,5 | w 1 | 0,08 | ||
| 2 | 48 | GM | Huzman Alexander | 2557 | ISR | 5,0 | s 0 | -0,27 | |
| 3 | 188 | FM | Weeramantry Sunil | 2129 | SRI | 3,0 | w 1 | 0,19 | |
| 4 | 52 | GM | Libiszewski Fabien | 2545 | FRA | 4,5 | s 0 | -0,28 | |
| 5 | 172 | Tscharotschkin Michael | 2190 | GER | 3,5 | w 0 | -0,74 | ||
| 6 | 176 | Mueller-Dehn Christian Dr. | 2170 | GER | 3,0 | s 1 | 0,23 | ||
| 7 | 168 | Villar Reymundo Juan Antonio | 2212 | PER | 3,0 | w 1 | 0,28 | ||
| 8 | 56 | GM | Gunina Valentina | 2524 | RUS | 4,0 | s | ||
| FM Kozak Adam 2376 HUN Rp:2513 Pts. 4,5 | |||||||||
| 1 | 244 | Christophe-Hayot Romain | 1784 | FRA | 2,5 | s 1 | 0,08 | ||
| 2 | 53 | GM | Spraggett Kevin | 2542 | CAN | 4,0 | w ½ | 0,22 | |
| 3 | 55 | GM | Del Rio De Angelis Salvador G | 2527 | ESP | 4,5 | s ½ | 0,20 | |
| 4 | 57 | GM | Lemos Damian | 2516 | ARG | 4,5 | w ½ | 0,19 | |
| 5 | 61 | IM | Aryan Chopra | 2503 | IND | 4,0 | s ½ | 0,17 | |
| 6 | 59 | GM | Narciso Dublan Marc | 2508 | ESP | 3,5 | w ½ | 0,18 | |
| 7 | 63 | IM | Liang Awonder | 2496 | USA | 3,5 | s 1 | 0,66 | |
| 8 | 60 | GM | Mikhalevski Victor | 2504 | ISR | 4,5 | w | ||
| IM Lazarne Vajda Szidonia 2364 HUN Rp:2160 Pts. 3,0 | |||||||||
| 1 | – | not paired | – | – | – | – ½ | |||
| 2 | 231 | WFM | Gamboa Alvarado Olga Leticia | 1913 | CRC | 2,5 | s ½ | -0,42 | |
| 3 | 203 | Eagleton Greg T | 2055 | ENG | 2,5 | w 1 | 0,14 | ||
| 4 | 62 | IM | Kollars Dmitrij | 2500 | GER | 4,0 | s ½ | 0,18 | |
| 5 | 68 | IM | Krysa Leandro | 2491 | ARG | 4,5 | w 0 | -0,33 | |
| 6 | 168 | Villar Reymundo Juan Antonio | 2212 | PER | 3,0 | s ½ | -0,20 | ||
| 7 | 187 | Finsterwalder Sebastian | 2130 | GER | 4,0 | w 0 | -0,79 | ||
| 8 | 178 | Veltkamp Gerben | 2166 | NED | 3,0 | w | |||
| WGM Papp Petra 2352 HUN Rp:2471 Pts. 4,0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2752 | UKR | 4,0 | w 0 | -0,08 | |
| 2 | 199 | CM | Reuben Stewart | 2076 | ENG | 1,0 | s 1 | 0,17 | |
| 3 | 207 | Carlsten Peter | 2047 | SWE | 2,0 | w 1 | 0,14 | ||
| 4 | 68 | IM | Krysa Leandro | 2491 | ARG | 4,5 | s ½ | 0,19 | |
| 5 | 74 | GM | Riff Jean-Noel | 2468 | FRA | 3,5 | w 1 | 0,66 | |
| 6 | 48 | GM | Huzman Alexander | 2557 | ISR | 5,0 | s ½ | 0,26 | |
| 7 | 46 | GM | Donchenko Alexander | 2559 | GER | 5,0 | w 0 | -0,23 | |
| 8 | 82 | IM | Cheng Bobby | 2452 | AUS | 4,0 | s | ||
| Lochte Szilvia 1829 HUN Rp:1861 Pts. 2,0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 109 | IM | Godart Francois | 2381 | BEL | 3,5 | s 0 | -0,08 | |
| 2 | 169 | FM | Baert Andy | 2210 | BEL | 3,0 | w 0 | -0,09 | |
| 3 | 195 | Seraoui Mohcen | 2100 | ALG | 3,5 | s 0 | -0,17 | ||
| 4 | 255 | Tveten Per | 1486 | NOR | 0,0 | w 1 | 0,12 | ||
| 5 | 200 | Lochte Thomas | 2070 | GER | 2,5 | s 0 | -0,20 | ||
| 6 | 189 | Bendayan Claros Aaron | 2128 | ESP | 3,0 | w 0 | -0,15 | ||
| 7 | 248 | Chilton James I | 1756 | ENG | 1,5 | s 1 | 0,40 | ||
| 8 | 224 | Green Per | 1956 | SWE | 2,0 | w | |||
MTK BTCh 2017
MTK was in action Jan 22.
MTK Budapest I – Aquaréna KSC I 2,5:1,5
Sárkány DSE – Barcza GSC II 3,5:0,5
Barcza GSC I – Aquaréna KSC II 2,5:1,5
Csepeli TK – HÜSI SC 3:1
Pátyi SE – Pénzügyőr SE I 0:4
Pénzügyőr SE II – MTK Budapest II 1:3
Gibraltar 2017 Rd4
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This was a tough round for the Hungarian contingent.
Papp, Kozak and Vaida did well to draw against strong opponents.
Player Overview for HUN
| SNo | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pts. | Rk. | Group | |
| 36 | GM | Gledura Benjamin | 2589 | HUN | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 2,5 | 79 | Masters |
| 84 | IM | Kantor Gergely | 2448 | HUN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2,0 | 109 | Masters |
| 112 | IM | Szabo Bence | 2378 | HUN | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1,5 | 171 | Masters |
| 113 | WGM | Gara Ticia | 2378 | HUN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2,0 | 144 | Masters |
| 114 | FM | Kozak Adam | 2376 | HUN | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2,5 | 70 | Masters |
| 122 | IM | Lazarne Vajda Szidonia | 2364 | HUN | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 2,5 | 100 | Masters |
| 126 | WGM | Papp Petra | 2352 | HUN | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 2,5 | 89 | Masters |
| 239 | Lochte Szilvia | 1829 | HUN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,0 | 233 | Masters |
Pairings of the next round for HUN
| Rd. | Bo. | No. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | FED | Rtg | No. | ||
| 5 | 28 | 87 | GM | Womacka Mathias | GER | 2435 | 2½ | 2½ | GM | Gledura Benjamin | HUN | 2589 | 36 | |
| 5 | 39 | 61 | IM | Aryan Chopra | IND | 2503 | 2½ | 2½ | FM | Kozak Adam | HUN | 2376 | 114 | |
| 5 | 44 | 122 | IM | Lazarne Vajda Szidonia | HUN | 2364 | 2½ | 2½ | IM | Krysa Leandro | ARG | 2491 | 68 | |
| 5 | 48 | 126 | WGM | Papp Petra | HUN | 2352 | 2½ | 2½ | GM | Riff Jean-Noel | FRA | 2468 | 74 | |
| 5 | 59 | 149 | Gluhovsky Mark | RUS | 2263 | 2 | 2 | IM | Kantor Gergely | HUN | 2448 | 84 | ||
| 5 | 71 | 113 | WGM | Gara Ticia | HUN | 2378 | 2 | 2 | Tscharotschkin Michael | GER | 2190 | 172 | ||
| 5 | 81 | 184 | Chan Kim Yew | MAS | 2152 | 1½ | 1½ | IM | Szabo Bence | HUN | 2378 | 112 | ||
| 5 | 111 | 200 | Lochte Thomas | GER | 2070 | 1 | 1 | Lochte Szilvia | HUN | 1829 | 239 |
Results of the last round for HUN
| Rd. | Bo. | No. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | FED | Rtg | No. | ||
| 4 | 7 | 36 | GM | Gledura Benjamin | HUN | 2589 | 2½ | 0 – 1 | 2½ | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | USA | 2785 | 3 |
| 4 | 22 | 84 | IM | Kantor Gergely | HUN | 2448 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | GM | Topalov Veselin | BUL | 2739 | 7 |
| 4 | 31 | 52 | GM | Libiszewski Fabien | FRA | 2545 | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | WGM | Gara Ticia | HUN | 2378 | 113 |
| 4 | 36 | 114 | FM | Kozak Adam | HUN | 2376 | 2 | ½ – ½ | 2 | GM | Lemos Damian | ARG | 2516 | 57 |
| 4 | 40 | 62 | IM | Kollars Dmitrij | GER | 2500 | 2 | ½ – ½ | 2 | IM | Lazarne Vajda Szidonia | HUN | 2364 | 122 |
| 4 | 44 | 68 | IM | Krysa Leandro | ARG | 2491 | 2 | ½ – ½ | 2 | WGM | Papp Petra | HUN | 2352 | 126 |
| 4 | 77 | 112 | IM | Szabo Bence | HUN | 2378 | 1 | ½ – ½ | 1 | Finsterwalder Sebastian | GER | 2130 | 187 | |
| 4 | 121 | 239 | Lochte Szilvia | HUN | 1829 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Tveten Per | NOR | 1486 | 255 |
Gibraltar Tradewise 2017 Rd2
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Results of Rd2 for HUN
Papp got back on the winning track after a losing a heartbreaking long game to Ivanchuk in rd1.
| Rd. | Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 2 | 15 | 84 | IM | Kantor Gergely | 2448 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | GM | Shankland Samuel L | 2674 | 17 |
| 2 | 30 | 36 | GM | Gledura Benjamin | 2589 | 1 | ½ – ½ | 1 | FM | Perez Garcia Alejandro | 2398 | 99 |
| 2 | 41 | 48 | GM | Huzman Alexander | 2557 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | WGM | Gara Ticia | 2378 | 113 |
| 2 | 42 | 112 | IM | Szabo Bence | 2378 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | GM | Mastrovasilis Athanasios | 2551 | 49 |
| 2 | 44 | 114 | FM | Kozak Adam | 2376 | 1 | ½ – ½ | 1 | GM | Spraggett Kevin | 2542 | 53 |
| 2 | 68 | 231 | WFM | Gamboa Alvarado Olga Leticia | 1913 | ½ | ½ – ½ | ½ | IM | Lazarne Vajda Szidonia | 2364 | 122 |
| 2 | 75 | 199 | CM | Reuben Stewart | 2076 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | WGM | Papp Petra | 2352 | 126 |
| 2 | 110 | 239 | Lochte Szilvia | 1829 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | FM | Baert Andy | 2210 | 169 |
Player Overview for HUN after 2 Rounds
| SNo | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | Pts. | Rk. | Group | |
| 36 | GM | Gledura Benjamin | 2589 | HUN | 1 | ½ | 1,5 | 44 | Masters |
| 84 | IM | Kantor Gergely | 2448 | HUN | 1 | 0 | 1,0 | 109 | Masters |
| 112 | IM | Szabo Bence | 2378 | HUN | 1 | 0 | 1,0 | 101 | Masters |
| 113 | WGM | Gara Ticia | 2378 | HUN | 1 | 0 | 1,0 | 121 | Masters |
| 114 | FM | Kozak Adam | 2376 | HUN | 1 | ½ | 1,5 | 62 | Masters |
| 122 | IM | Lazarne Vajda Szidonia | 2364 | HUN | ½ | ½ | 1,0 | 102 | Masters |
| 126 | WGM | Papp Petra | 2352 | HUN | 0 | 1 | 1,0 | 156 | Masters |
| 239 | Lochte Szilvia | 1829 | HUN | 0 | 0 | 0,0 | 226 | Masters |
Pairings of Round 3 for HUN
| Rd. | Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 3 | 34 | 103 | WGM | Tsolakidou Stavroula | 2387 | 1½ | 1½ | GM | Gledura Benjamin | 2589 | 36 | |
| 3 | 39 | 55 | GM | Del Rio De Angelis Salvador G | 2527 | 1½ | 1½ | FM | Kozak Adam | 2376 | 114 | |
| 3 | 58 | 163 | WIM | Heinemann Josefine | 2227 | 1 | 1 | IM | Kantor Gergely | 2448 | 84 | |
| 3 | 74 | 180 | Gonzalez Gonzalez Alfonso | 2162 | 1 | 1 | IM | Szabo Bence | 2378 | 112 | ||
| 3 | 75 | 113 | WGM | Gara Ticia | 2378 | 1 | 1 | FM | Weeramantry Sunil | 2129 | 188 | |
| 3 | 79 | 122 | IM | Lazarne Vajda Szidonia | 2364 | 1 | 1 | Eagleton Greg T | 2055 | 203 | ||
| 3 | 82 | 126 | WGM | Papp Petra | 2352 | 1 | 1 | Carlsten Peter | 2047 | 207 | ||
| 3 | 110 | 195 | Seraoui Mohcen | 2100 | 0 | 0 | Lochte Szilvia | 1829 | 239 |
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