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Dynamic Decision Making in Chess-Gelfand(Quality Chess 2016)
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In Dynamic Decision Making in Chess former World Championship Challenger Boris Gelfand continues his investigation into decision-making at the top level, discussing some of his best games as well as his worst slips, giving the reader a unique insight into the mind of a world-class grandmaster.

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Budapest Open IM Group 2015 Rd5
IM Group Ranking after Round 5
IM Galyas Miklos, FM Zentai Peter and IM Skomorokhin Roman share the lead with 4/5.
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
| 1 | IM | Skomorokhin Roman | 2395 | RUS | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4,0 | 11,0 | 6,5 | 7,50 | ||||
| 2 | FM | Zentai Peter | 2225 | HUN | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4,0 | 10,5 | 6,0 | 7,75 | |||||
| 3 | IM | Galyas Miklos | 2460 | HUN | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4,0 | 10,0 | 6,5 | 7,75 | |||||
| 4 | Wenninger Philipp | 2356 | GER | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3,0 | 15,0 | 9,5 | 7,00 | ||||||
| 5 | IM | Tompa Janos | 2380 | HUN | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3,0 | 9,5 | 5,0 | 4,50 | |||||
| 6 | Berta Sandor | 2229 | HUN | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2,0 | 14,0 | 8,5 | 3,00 | |||||
| 7 | FM | Lyell Mark | 2238 | ENG | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1,5 | 13,5 | 8,0 | 3,50 | |||||
| 8 | Gschnitzer Adrian | 2225 | GER | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1,5 | 13,5 | 8,0 | 3,00 | |||||
| 9 | Balint Vilmos | 2369 | HUN | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1,5 | 11,5 | 7,0 | 2,50 | ||||||
| 10 | FM | Krstulovic Alex | 2270 | HUN | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 0,5 | 16,5 | 11,0 | 1,50 |
Galyas-Tompa
After 23..Re8(Diagram)
White started with a thematic attack with g4 and is looking to continue the pressure.
After 23..Re8
Skoromokhin-Balint
After 17..Bd5(Diagram)
Black has been caught uncastled but on the other hand White is not using his queenside pieces.
After 17..Bd5
Zentai-Krstulovic
After 16..Nd5(Diagram)
White has some queenside pressure but now what?
After 17…Bd6
Gschintzer-Wenninger
After 24.Nd2(Diagram)
Black is more active and is looking at the d3 outpost and more.
After 24.Nd2
Lyell-Berta
After 43.b3(Diagram)
Black is pressing but how to continue is the question. One option is to force a king and pawn ending and there are other ways to keep the tension to capitalise on the passed f-pawn.
What do you suggest?
After 43.b3
Budapest Open 2016 Rd6
I was unable to break the solid defence of Sulyok Eszter(1476) and had to concede a draw.

Sulyok, Eszter
After 21..h6(Diagram)
White is clearly better but what is the best way to continue?
After 21..h6
I was of course happy to make some new friends in the analysis session.

Results-Round 6
Psaila Clarence had a good win on the Black side of an exchange French and eventually converted a good knight vs. bad bishop ending.
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 18 | Gorog Almos | 1999 | 4½ | 0 – 1 | 4 | FM | Topak Engin | 2195 | 3 | |
| 2 | 10 | CM | Yuksel Atilla Koksal | 2100 | 4 | 0 – 1 | 4 | Polyik Peter | 2269 | 1 | |
| 3 | 4 | Markos Adam | 2169 | 4 | ½ – ½ | 4 | Szabo Marton Mihaly | 2104 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | FM | Brustkern Juergen | 2229 | 3½ | 1 – 0 | 3½ | Kozma Gabor | 2063 | 12 | |
| 5 | 16 | Feldman Antony | 2021 | 3½ | 0 – 1 | 3½ | Kormos Adam | 2167 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Torok Tamas Titusz | 2139 | 3½ | 0 – 1 | 3½ | Psaila Clarence | 2021 | 17 | ||
| 7 | 14 | Gyurkovics Miklos | 2029 | 3 | 0 – 1 | 3½ | Bodrogi Laszlo | 1990 | 20 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Kovacs Istvan | 2149 | 3 | ½ – ½ | 3 | Rozsa Sandor | 1925 | 23 | ||
| 9 | 26 | Marcu Simon | 1908 | 3 | 1 – 0 | 3 | FM | Szollosi Laszlo | 2141 | 7 | |
| 10 | 28 | Laszczak Przemyslaw | 1871 | 3 | 1 – 0 | 3 | Metaxasz Vaszilisz | 2054 | 13 | ||
| 11 | 56 | Botlik Bela | 0 | 3 | 1 – 0 | 3 | FM | Csapo Zoltan | 1993 | 19 | |
| 12 | 24 | Foldi Martin | 1921 | 3 | 1 – 0 | 3 | Geher Laszlo | 1893 | 27 | ||
| 13 | 42 | Kozsik Bende Barnabas | 1653 | 3 | 0 – 1 | 2½ | Hiebert Kenji | 1820 | 35 | ||
| 14 | 22 | FM | Letay Gyula | 1972 | 2½ | 1 – 0 | 2½ | Bakk Zoltan | 2021 | 15 | |
| 15 | 36 | Rinyu Janos | 1804 | 2½ | ½ – ½ | 2½ | Horvath Aron Balazs | 1837 | 30 | ||
| 16 | 21 | Yip Michael | 1980 | 2 | ½ – ½ | 2½ | Sulyok Eszter | 1476 | 51 | ||
| 17 | 45 | Szurkos Andras | 1633 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Vargyas Zoltan | 2075 | 11 | ||
| 18 | 48 | Liptak Istvan | 1604 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Balogh Lajos | 1915 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 32 | Horvath Csaba | 1828 | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | Xiao Hu Chen | 1636 | 44 | ||
| 20 | 55 | Moricz Nadja | 1329 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Liptak Tibor | 1783 | 37 | ||
| 21 | 40 | Szendeff Miklos | 1744 | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | Kocsis Peter | 1590 | 49 | ||
| 22 | 52 | Sulyok Istvan | 1413 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Demjen Mark | 1666 | 41 | ||
| 23 | 38 | Bartuszek Andras | 1774 | 1½ | 0 – 1 | 1½ | Thomas Tobias | 1829 | 31 | ||
| 24 | 47 | Szabo Miklos | 1619 | 1½ | 0 – 1 | 1½ | Kaibinger Karoly | 1827 | 33 | ||
| 25 | 34 | Bellan Istvan | 1825 | 1½ | ½ – ½ | 1½ | Moricz Benedek | 1639 | 43 | ||
| 26 | 50 | Bolyki Istvan | 1557 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Moricz Aurel | 1378 | 54 | ||
| 27 | 39 | Lakat Gyula | 1749 | 1 | 1 – 0 | ½ | Czipp Janos | 1392 | 53 |
Gallery
Budapest Open 2016 Rd5
I played rather poorly and lost
I did nothing special in the opening and then misplayed an equal position horribly. My opponent gave me chances but I kept making mistakes until the inevitable happened.
After 25..Rc2(Diagram)
The invasion as begun and my position looks quite horrible.
After 25..Rc2
Results-Round 5
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 3 | FM | Topak Engin | 2195 | 3½ | ½ – ½ | 3½ | CM | Yuksel Atilla Koksal | 2100 | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Kozma Gabor | 2063 | 3½ | 0 – 1 | 3½ | Gorog Almos | 1999 | 18 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Polyik Peter | 2269 | 3 | 1 – 0 | 3 | Gyurkovics Miklos | 2029 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 17 | Psaila Clarence | 2021 | 3 | ½ – ½ | 3 | FM | Brustkern Juergen | 2229 | 2 | |
| 5 | 13 | Metaxasz Vaszilisz | 2054 | 3 | 0 – 1 | 3 | Markos Adam | 2169 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 20 | Bodrogi Laszlo | 1990 | 3 | ½ – ½ | 3 | Torok Tamas Titusz | 2139 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 9 | Szabo Marton Mihaly | 2104 | 3 | 1 – 0 | 3 | Marcu Simon | 1908 | 26 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Kormos Adam | 2167 | 2½ | 1 – 0 | 3 | Botlik Bela | 0 | 56 | ||
| 9 | 7 | FM | Szollosi Laszlo | 2141 | 2½ | ½ – ½ | 2½ | Kovacs Istvan | 2149 | 6 | |
| 10 | 11 | Vargyas Zoltan | 2075 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2½ | Feldman Antony | 2021 | 16 | ||
| 11 | 15 | Bakk Zoltan | 2021 | 2 | ½ – ½ | 2 | Rinyu Janos | 1804 | 36 | ||
| 12 | 19 | FM | Csapo Zoltan | 1993 | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | Szendeff Miklos | 1744 | 40 | |
| 13 | 21 | Yip Michael | 1980 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Kozsik Bende Barnabas | 1653 | 42 | ||
| 14 | 35 | Hiebert Kenji | 1820 | 2 | ½ – ½ | 2 | FM | Letay Gyula | 1972 | 22 | |
| 15 | 23 | Rozsa Sandor | 1925 | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | Liptak Istvan | 1604 | 48 | ||
| 16 | 49 | Kocsis Peter | 1590 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Foldi Martin | 1921 | 24 | ||
| 17 | 27 | Geher Laszlo | 1893 | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | Moricz Nadja | 1329 | 55 | ||
| 18 | 41 | Demjen Mark | 1666 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Laszczak Przemyslaw | 1871 | 28 | ||
| 19 | 30 | Horvath Aron Balazs | 1837 | 1½ | 1 – 0 | 2 | Sulyok Istvan | 1413 | 52 | ||
| 20 | 45 | Szurkos Andras | 1633 | 1½ | ½ – ½ | 1½ | Horvath Csaba | 1828 | 32 | ||
| 21 | 51 | Sulyok Eszter | 1476 | 1½ | 1 – 0 | 1½ | Bartuszek Andras | 1774 | 38 | ||
| 22 | 25 | Balogh Lajos | 1915 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Lakat Gyula | 1749 | 39 | ||
| 23 | 31 | Thomas Tobias | 1829 | 1 | ½ – ½ | 1 | Szabo Miklos | 1619 | 47 | ||
| 24 | 43 | Moricz Benedek | 1639 | 1 | ½ – ½ | 1 | Kaibinger Karoly | 1827 | 33 | ||
| 25 | 37 | Liptak Tibor | 1783 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Moricz Aurel | 1378 | 54 | ||
| 26 | 44 | Xiao Hu Chen | 1636 | 1 | 1 – 0 | ½ | Czipp Janos | 1392 | 53 | ||
| 27 | 46 | Pozzo Dominic T | 1620 | ½ | 0 – 1 | ½ | Bellan Istvan | 1825 | 34 | ||
| 28 | 50 | Bolyki Istvan | 1557 | 0 | 1 | bye | |||||
| 29 | 29 | Kalmar Karoly | 1852 | 0 | 0 | not paired |
Rank after Round 5
Gorog Almos is in clear first wth 4,5/5.
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 18 | Gorog Almos | HUN | 1999 | 4,5 | 13,5 | 7,5 | 11,50 | |
| 2 | 1 | Polyik Peter | HUN | 2269 | 4,0 | 17,0 | 9,5 | 13,00 | |
| 3 | 10 | CM | Yuksel Atilla Koksal | TUR | 2100 | 4,0 | 15,0 | 9,0 | 11,25 |
| 4 | 3 | FM | Topak Engin | TUR | 2195 | 4,0 | 14,5 | 9,0 | 11,25 |
| 5 | 9 | Szabo Marton Mihaly | HUN | 2104 | 4,0 | 14,0 | 8,5 | 11,00 | |
| 6 | 4 | Markos Adam | HUN | 2169 | 4,0 | 12,5 | 8,0 | 11,00 | |
| 7 | 20 | Bodrogi Laszlo | HUN | 1990 | 3,5 | 14,5 | 9,5 | 9,50 | |
| 8 | 8 | Torok Tamas Titusz | HUN | 2139 | 3,5 | 14,0 | 9,0 | 9,50 | |
| 9 | 2 | FM | Brustkern Juergen | GER | 2229 | 3,5 | 14,0 | 8,5 | 10,00 |
| 10 | 5 | Kormos Adam | HUN | 2167 | 3,5 | 14,0 | 8,5 | 8,75 | |
| 11 | 16 | Feldman Antony | ISR | 2021 | 3,5 | 13,5 | 8,0 | 7,50 | |
| 12 | 12 | Kozma Gabor | HUN | 2063 | 3,5 | 13,5 | 8,0 | 7,00 | |
| 13 | 17 | Psaila Clarence | MLT | 2021 | 3,5 | 12,0 | 7,0 | 8,00 | |
| 14 | 13 | Metaxasz Vaszilisz | HUN | 2054 | 3,0 | 15,5 | 9,5 | 8,25 | |
| 15 | 56 | Botlik Bela | HUN | 0 | 3,0 | 15,0 | 9,5 | 8,50 | |
| 16 | 6 | Kovacs Istvan | HUN | 2149 | 3,0 | 13,5 | 8,5 | 7,75 | |
| 17 | 23 | Rozsa Sandor | HUN | 1925 | 3,0 | 13,0 | 8,5 | 6,00 | |
| 18 | 24 | Foldi Martin | HUN | 1921 | 3,0 | 13,0 | 7,0 | 7,00 | |
| 19 | 19 | FM | Csapo Zoltan | HUN | 1993 | 3,0 | 12,5 | 8,0 | 4,50 |
| 20 | 28 | Laszczak Przemyslaw | POL | 1871 | 3,0 | 12,5 | 6,5 | 6,25 | |
| 21 | 27 | Geher Laszlo | HUN | 1893 | 3,0 | 12,0 | 7,0 | 5,00 | |
| 22 | 14 | Gyurkovics Miklos | HUN | 2029 | 3,0 | 12,0 | 6,5 | 6,00 | |
| 23 | 42 | Kozsik Bende Barnabas | HUN | 1653 | 3,0 | 12,0 | 6,5 | 5,50 | |
| 24 | 26 | Marcu Simon | SVK | 1908 | 3,0 | 11,0 | 6,5 | 4,00 | |
| 25 | 7 | FM | Szollosi Laszlo | HUN | 2141 | 3,0 | 9,5 | 5,5 | 4,75 |
| 26 | 30 | Horvath Aron Balazs | HUN | 1837 | 2,5 | 16,5 | 10,5 | 7,00 | |
| 27 | 15 | Bakk Zoltan | HUN | 2021 | 2,5 | 14,0 | 8,0 | 6,25 | |
| 28 | 35 | Hiebert Kenji | JPN | 1820 | 2,5 | 13,5 | 8,5 | 6,00 | |
| 29 | 36 | Rinyu Janos | HUN | 1804 | 2,5 | 12,5 | 7,0 | 5,00 | |
| 30 | 22 | FM | Letay Gyula | HUN | 1972 | 2,5 | 11,0 | 7,0 | 5,25 |
| 31 | 51 | Sulyok Eszter | HUN | 1476 | 2,5 | 11,0 | 6,5 | 4,25 | |
| 32 | 11 | Vargyas Zoltan | HUN | 2075 | 2,0 | 15,5 | 9,5 | 4,50 | |
| 33 | 49 | Kocsis Peter | HUN | 1590 | 2,0 | 15,0 | 8,5 | 5,00 | |
| 34 | 41 | Demjen Mark | HUN | 1666 | 2,0 | 13,5 | 9,0 | 4,00 | |
| 35 | 40 | Szendeff Miklos | HUN | 1744 | 2,0 | 13,5 | 8,0 | 4,00 | |
| 36 | 32 | Horvath Csaba | HUN | 1828 | 2,0 | 12,5 | 7,5 | 3,50 | |
| 37 | 44 | Xiao Hu Chen | HUN | 1636 | 2,0 | 12,0 | 8,0 | 3,00 | |
| 38 | 52 | Sulyok Istvan | HUN | 1413 | 2,0 | 12,0 | 7,0 | 4,00 | |
| 39 | 21 | Yip Michael | CAN | 1980 | 2,0 | 11,5 | 7,0 | 3,50 | |
| 40 | 37 | Liptak Tibor | HUN | 1783 | 2,0 | 11,5 | 7,0 | 1,50 | |
| 41 | 45 | Szurkos Andras | HUN | 1633 | 2,0 | 11,5 | 6,5 | 2,25 | |
| 42 | 48 | Liptak Istvan | HUN | 1604 | 2,0 | 11,0 | 6,5 | 3,00 | |
| 43 | 55 | Moricz Nadja | HUN | 1329 | 2,0 | 10,0 | 6,0 | 3,00 | |
| 44 | 25 | Balogh Lajos | HUN | 1915 | 2,0 | 8,5 | 5,0 | 1,50 | |
| 45 | 31 | Thomas Tobias | GER | 1829 | 1,5 | 13,5 | 8,0 | 4,75 | |
| 46 | 34 | Bellan Istvan | HUN | 1825 | 1,5 | 12,5 | 8,0 | 2,00 | |
| 47 | 33 | Kaibinger Karoly | HUN | 1827 | 1,5 | 12,5 | 7,5 | 3,25 | |
| 48 | 43 | Moricz Benedek | HUN | 1639 | 1,5 | 11,0 | 7,0 | 1,25 | |
| 49 | 47 | Szabo Miklos | HUN | 1619 | 1,5 | 10,5 | 6,5 | 1,25 | |
| 50 | 38 | Bartuszek Andras | HUN | 1774 | 1,5 | 10,0 | 6,5 | 1,50 | |
| 51 | 54 | Moricz Aurel | HUN | 1378 | 1,0 | 11,0 | 7,0 | 1,00 | |
| 52 | 39 | Lakat Gyula | HUN | 1749 | 1,0 | 9,0 | 5,0 | 0,50 | |
| 53 | 50 | Bolyki Istvan | HUN | 1557 | 1,0 | 8,0 | 5,0 | 0,50 | |
| 54 | 53 | Czipp Janos | HUN | 1392 | 0,5 | 9,5 | 6,0 | 0,25 | |
| 55 | 46 | Pozzo Dominic T | ENG | 1620 | 0,5 | 8,0 | 4,5 | 0,25 | |
| 56 | 29 | Kalmar Karoly | HUN | 1852 | 0,0 | 10,0 | 6,0 | 0,00 |
U1700 Results Round 4
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 7 | Pilmayer Katalin Viola | 1563 | 3 | ½ – ½ | 3 | Marosi Lajos | 1513 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Berki Zsofi Anna | 1698 | 3 | 1 – 0 | 2½ | Tolnai Jozsef | 1675 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 13 | Laszlo Csaba | 1410 | 2½ | ½ – ½ | 2½ | Csorba Rudolf | 1652 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Zsatkovics Endre | 1675 | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2½ | Monduk Ferenc | 1593 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Demeter Levente | 1598 | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | Szalay-Ocsak Bank | 1376 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 17 | Horvath Zoltan | 1351 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Psaila Uranchimeg | 1505 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 12 | Toth Viktor | 1455 | 1½ | 1 – 0 | 1½ | Katusak-Huzsvar Rezsone | 1494 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 11 | Vamosi Peter Istvan | 1460 | 1½ | 1 – 0 | 1½ | Monduk Eszter | 1407 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 31 | Szabo A. Martin | 0 | 1½ | 0 – 1 | 1 | Szabo Balazs | 1347 | 18 | ||
| 10 | 30 | Stirling Andras | 0 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Czagler Laszlo | 1381 | 15 | ||
| 11 | 19 | Kolozsvary Miklos | 1337 | 1 | ½ – ½ | 1 | Szadai David | 1166 | 23 | ||
| 12 | 20 | Sandor Anna Luca | 1332 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Ordog Patrik | 0 | 29 | ||
| 13 | 32 | Szabo Adrienn | 0 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Sandor Adam David | 1303 | 21 | ||
| 14 | 22 | Robert Viktoria Katalin | 1273 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Ordog Peter | 1089 | 24 | ||
| 15 | 27 | Antal Gergo | 0 | ½ | 1 – 0 | 1 | Toth Timea | 0 | 33 | ||
| 16 | 28 | Moricz Karmen | 0 | ½ | 1 – 0 | ½ | Psaila Ocean | 1032 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 26 | Monduk Laszlo | 1011 | 0 | 1 | bye |
U1700 Rank after Round 4
Berki Zsofi Anna is in clear first with a perfect 4/4.
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 1 | Berki Zsofi Anna | HUN | 1698 | 4,0 | 9,5 | 4,5 | 9,50 | |
| 2 | 7 | Pilmayer Katalin Viola | HUN | 1563 | 3,5 | 9,0 | 4,0 | 7,25 | |
| 3 | 8 | Marosi Lajos | HUN | 1513 | 3,5 | 8,5 | 4,0 | 6,75 | |
| 4 | 4 | Csorba Rudolf | HUN | 1652 | 3,0 | 9,0 | 4,5 | 6,50 | |
| 5 | 3 | Zsatkovics Endre | HUN | 1675 | 3,0 | 8,0 | 4,0 | 6,00 | |
| 6 | 13 | Laszlo Csaba | HUN | 1410 | 3,0 | 8,0 | 4,0 | 5,25 | |
| 7 | 9 | Psaila Uranchimeg | MLT | 1505 | 3,0 | 7,0 | 2,5 | 3,00 | |
| 8 | 5 | Demeter Levente | HUN | 1598 | 3,0 | 6,5 | 4,0 | 4,50 | |
| 9 | 2 | Tolnai Jozsef | HUN | 1675 | 2,5 | 11,0 | 5,0 | 5,75 | |
| 10 | 6 | Monduk Ferenc | HUN | 1593 | 2,5 | 9,5 | 5,0 | 5,00 | |
| 11 | 11 | Vamosi Peter Istvan | HUN | 1460 | 2,5 | 8,5 | 4,0 | 4,25 | |
| 12 | 12 | Toth Viktor | HUN | 1455 | 2,5 | 7,5 | 3,5 | 4,25 | |
| 13 | 18 | Szabo Balazs | HUN | 1347 | 2,0 | 11,5 | 6,0 | 4,50 | |
| 14 | 21 | Sandor Adam David | HUN | 1303 | 2,0 | 10,0 | 6,0 | 3,50 | |
| 15 | 15 | Czagler Laszlo | HUN | 1381 | 2,0 | 8,5 | 4,5 | 1,50 | |
| 16 | 16 | Szalay-Ocsak Bank | HUN | 1376 | 2,0 | 8,5 | 4,0 | 1,50 | |
| 17 | 17 | Horvath Zoltan | HUN | 1351 | 2,0 | 7,5 | 4,0 | 2,00 | |
| 18 | 20 | Sandor Anna Luca | HUN | 1332 | 2,0 | 7,5 | 3,5 | 3,00 | |
| 19 | 22 | Robert Viktoria Katalin | HUN | 1273 | 2,0 | 5,5 | 2,5 | 1,50 | |
| 20 | 23 | Szadai David | HUN | 1166 | 1,5 | 10,0 | 5,0 | 2,50 | |
| 21 | 19 | Kolozsvary Miklos | HUN | 1337 | 1,5 | 8,5 | 4,0 | 1,75 | |
| 22 | 28 | Moricz Karmen | HUN | 0 | 1,5 | 7,5 | 4,0 | 1,75 | |
| 23 | 10 | Katusak-Huzsvar Rezsone | HUN | 1494 | 1,5 | 7,5 | 4,0 | 1,25 | |
| 24 | 31 | Szabo A. Martin | HUN | 0 | 1,5 | 7,5 | 3,5 | 2,25 | |
| 25 | 14 | Monduk Eszter | HUN | 1407 | 1,5 | 7,0 | 3,5 | 2,50 | |
| 26 | 27 | Antal Gergo | HUN | 0 | 1,5 | 5,5 | 2,5 | 0,75 | |
| 27 | 24 | Ordog Peter | HUN | 1089 | 1,0 | 9,0 | 4,0 | 1,75 | |
| 28 | 33 | Toth Timea | HUN | 0 | 1,0 | 8,0 | 3,5 | 0,50 | |
| 29 | 30 | Stirling Andras | HUN | 0 | 1,0 | 7,5 | 4,0 | 1,00 | |
| 30 | 29 | Ordog Patrik | HUN | 0 | 1,0 | 7,5 | 4,0 | 0,50 | |
| 31 | 32 | Szabo Adrienn | HUN | 0 | 1,0 | 6,5 | 4,0 | 0,50 | |
| 32 | 26 | Monduk Laszlo | HUN | 1011 | 1,0 | 4,5 | 2,5 | 0,50 | |
| 33 | 25 | Psaila Ocean | MLT | 1032 | 0,5 | 9,0 | 4,5 | 0,75 |
IM Group Ranking after Round 5
IM Skomorokhin Roman(RUS), FM Zentai Peter(HUN) and IM Galyas Miklos(HUN) share first with 4/5.

FM Krstulovic Alex
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | IM | Skomorokhin Roman | 2395 | RUS | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4,0 | 11,0 | 6,5 | 7,50 | ||||
| 2 | FM | Zentai Peter | 2225 | HUN | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4,0 | 10,5 | 6,0 | 7,75 | ||||
| 3 | IM | Galyas Miklos | 2460 | HUN | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4,0 | 10,0 | 6,5 | 7,75 | ||||
| 4 | Wenninger Philipp | 2356 | GER | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3,0 | 15,0 | 9,5 | 7,00 | |||||
| 5 | IM | Tompa Janos | 2380 | HUN | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3,0 | 9,5 | 5,0 | 4,50 | ||||
| 6 | Berta Sandor | 2229 | HUN | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 2,0 | 14,0 | 8,5 | 3,00 | |||||
| 7 | FM | Lyell Mark | 2238 | ENG | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1,5 | 13,5 | 8,0 | 3,50 | ||||
| 8 | Gschnitzer Adrian | 2225 | GER | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1,5 | 13,5 | 8,0 | 3,00 | |||||
| 9 | Balint Vilmos | 2369 | HUN | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1,5 | 11,5 | 7,0 | 2,50 | |||||
| 10 | FM | Krstulovic Alex | 2270 | HUN | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 0,5 | 16,5 | 11,0 | 1,50 |
GM Group Ranking after Round 5
Vucinic Gojko-Flumbort Andras
White built up a crushing attack with simple play.
After 10..Nb6(Diagram)
After 10..Nb6
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | IM | Miron Lucian-Costin | 2495 | ROU | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3,0 | 13,0 | 8,0 | 7,75 | ||||
| 2 | Vucinic Gojko | 2399 | SRB | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 3,0 | 12,5 | 8,0 | 7,25 | |||||
| 3 | IM | Smirnov Anton | 2486 | AUS | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3,0 | 11,5 | 7,0 | 6,50 | ||||
| 4 | IM | Korpa Bence | 2468 | HUN | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3,0 | 11,0 | 6,5 | 6,25 | ||||
| 5 | GM | Kantsler Boris | 2394 | ISR | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3,0 | 10,5 | 6,0 | 6,00 | ||||
| 6 | IM | Hirneise Tobias | 2471 | GER | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 2,5 | 13,5 | 9,0 | 6,75 | ||||
| 7 | IM | Torma Robert | 2486 | HUN | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 2,5 | 12,0 | 7,5 | 5,25 | ||||
| 8 | GM | Gonda Laszlo | 2500 | HUN | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 2,0 | 13,5 | 9,0 | 5,25 | ||||
| 9 | GM | Flumbort Andras Dr. | 2460 | HUN | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1,5 | 14,5 | 9,0 | 4,25 | ||||
| 10 | IM | Kovacs Gabor | 2460 | HUN | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1,5 | 13,0 | 8,0 | 3,75 |
Budapest Open 2016 Rd4
I was again fortunate to draw a lost position today.
After 23..Bg7(Diagram)
White’s next move came as a shock and should have won.
After 23..Bg7
After 48.g5(Diagram)
Later after a lucky blunder by White, Black lasted until this unusual endgame with White have four pawns for a bishop but an awkwardly placed king.
How should Black continue?
After 48.g5
I saved a draw in the end.
Results-Round 4

Markos,Adam
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 10 | CM | Yuksel Atilla Koksal | 2100 | 3 | ½ – ½ | 3 | Kozma Gabor | 2063 | 12 | |
| 2 | 18 | Gorog Almos | 1999 | 3 | ½ – ½ | 2½ | Polyik Peter | 2269 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | FM | Brustkern Juergen | 2229 | 2½ | ½ – ½ | 2½ | Bodrogi Laszlo | 1990 | 20 | |
| 4 | 16 | Feldman Antony | 2021 | 2½ | 0 – 1 | 2½ | FM | Topak Engin | 2195 | 3 | |
| 5 | 8 | Torok Tamas Titusz | 2139 | 2½ | ½ – ½ | 2½ | Metaxasz Vaszilisz | 2054 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Markos Adam | 2169 | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | FM | Csapo Zoltan | 1993 | 19 | |
| 7 | 24 | Foldi Martin | 1921 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Szabo Marton Mihaly | 2104 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 26 | Marcu Simon | 1908 | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | Vargyas Zoltan | 2075 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 14 | Gyurkovics Miklos | 2029 | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | Rozsa Sandor | 1925 | 23 | ||
| 10 | 56 | Botlik Bela | 0 | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | Bakk Zoltan | 2021 | 15 | ||
| 11 | 40 | Szendeff Miklos | 1744 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Psaila Clarence | 2021 | 17 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Kovacs Istvan | 2149 | 1½ | 1 – 0 | 2 | Geher Laszlo | 1893 | 27 | ||
| 13 | 30 | Horvath Aron Balazs | 1837 | 1½ | 0 – 1 | 1½ | Kormos Adam | 2167 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 38 | Bartuszek Andras | 1774 | 1½ | 0 – 1 | 1½ | FM | Szollosi Laszlo | 2141 | 7 | |
| 15 | 36 | Rinyu Janos | 1804 | 1½ | ½ – ½ | 1½ | Yip Michael | 1980 | 21 | ||
| 16 | 28 | Laszczak Przemyslaw | 1871 | 1½ | ½ – ½ | 1½ | Hiebert Kenji | 1820 | 35 | ||
| 17 | 32 | Horvath Csaba | 1828 | 1 | ½ – ½ | 1½ | Kocsis Peter | 1590 | 49 | ||
| 18 | 22 | FM | Letay Gyula | 1972 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Moricz Benedek | 1639 | 43 | |
| 19 | 42 | Kozsik Bende Barnabas | 1653 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Balogh Lajos | 1915 | 25 | ||
| 20 | 48 | Liptak Istvan | 1604 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Thomas Tobias | 1829 | 31 | ||
| 21 | 52 | Sulyok Istvan | 1413 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Liptak Tibor | 1783 | 37 | ||
| 22 | 55 | Moricz Nadja | 1329 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Lakat Gyula | 1749 | 39 | ||
| 23 | 54 | Moricz Aurel | 1378 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Demjen Mark | 1666 | 41 | ||
| 24 | 33 | Kaibinger Karoly | 1827 | ½ | ½ – ½ | 1 | Szurkos Andras | 1633 | 45 | ||
| 25 | 34 | Bellan Istvan | 1825 | ½ | 0 – 1 | ½ | Sulyok Eszter | 1476 | 51 | ||
| 26 | 53 | Czipp Janos | 1392 | 0 | ½ – ½ | 0 | Pozzo Dominic T | 1620 | 46 | ||
| 27 | 47 | Szabo Miklos | 1619 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Bolyki Istvan | 1557 | 50 |
Rank after Round 4
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 18 | Gorog Almos | HUN | 1999 | 3,5 | 8,5 | 4,0 | 7,00 | |
| 2 | 10 | CM | Yuksel Atilla Koksal | TUR | 2100 | 3,5 | 8,5 | 4,0 | 6,75 |
| 3 | 12 | Kozma Gabor | HUN | 2063 | 3,5 | 8,0 | 3,5 | 6,25 | |
| 4 | 3 | FM | Topak Engin | TUR | 2195 | 3,5 | 6,5 | 3,5 | 5,75 |
| 5 | 13 | Metaxasz Vaszilisz | HUN | 2054 | 3,0 | 10,5 | 5,5 | 7,75 | |
| 6 | 56 | Botlik Bela | HUN | 0 | 3,0 | 10,0 | 5,0 | 7,50 | |
| 7 | 1 | Polyik Peter | HUN | 2269 | 3,0 | 10,0 | 4,5 | 7,00 | |
| 8 | 2 | FM | Brustkern Juergen | GER | 2229 | 3,0 | 9,5 | 5,0 | 7,50 |
| 9 | 20 | Bodrogi Laszlo | HUN | 1990 | 3,0 | 8,5 | 5,0 | 6,00 | |
| 10 | 8 | Torok Tamas Titusz | HUN | 2139 | 3,0 | 8,5 | 4,5 | 6,00 | |
| 11 | 9 | Szabo Marton Mihaly | HUN | 2104 | 3,0 | 7,5 | 4,0 | 5,50 | |
| 12 | 17 | Psaila Clarence | MLT | 2021 | 3,0 | 7,5 | 3,5 | 5,00 | |
| 13 | 26 | Marcu Simon | SVK | 1908 | 3,0 | 7,0 | 3,5 | 4,00 | |
| 14 | 4 | Markos Adam | HUN | 2169 | 3,0 | 6,0 | 3,0 | 5,00 | |
| 15 | 14 | Gyurkovics Miklos | HUN | 2029 | 3,0 | 6,0 | 3,0 | 4,00 | |
| 16 | 16 | Feldman Antony | ISR | 2021 | 2,5 | 9,5 | 5,0 | 4,50 | |
| 17 | 5 | Kormos Adam | HUN | 2167 | 2,5 | 9,0 | 4,5 | 4,50 | |
| 18 | 6 | Kovacs Istvan | HUN | 2149 | 2,5 | 8,0 | 4,0 | 4,50 | |
| 19 | 7 | FM | Szollosi Laszlo | HUN | 2141 | 2,5 | 4,5 | 2,5 | 2,75 |
| 20 | 11 | Vargyas Zoltan | HUN | 2075 | 2,0 | 10,0 | 5,0 | 3,50 | |
| 21 | 15 | Bakk Zoltan | HUN | 2021 | 2,0 | 10,0 | 4,5 | 4,00 | |
| 22 | 23 | Rozsa Sandor | HUN | 1925 | 2,0 | 9,5 | 6,0 | 3,00 | |
| 23 | 40 | Szendeff Miklos | HUN | 1744 | 2,0 | 9,0 | 5,0 | 3,00 | |
| 24 | 27 | Geher Laszlo | HUN | 1893 | 2,0 | 9,0 | 4,5 | 3,00 | |
| 25 | 49 | Kocsis Peter | HUN | 1590 | 2,0 | 9,0 | 4,0 | 3,75 | |
| 26 | 19 | FM | Csapo Zoltan | HUN | 1993 | 2,0 | 8,5 | 5,0 | 2,50 |
| 27 | 41 | Demjen Mark | HUN | 1666 | 2,0 | 8,5 | 4,5 | 4,00 | |
| 28 | 28 | Laszczak Przemyslaw | POL | 1871 | 2,0 | 8,5 | 4,0 | 3,50 | |
| 29 | 35 | Hiebert Kenji | JPN | 1820 | 2,0 | 8,0 | 4,5 | 3,00 | |
| 30 | 24 | Foldi Martin | HUN | 1921 | 2,0 | 8,0 | 3,5 | 3,00 | |
| 31 | 21 | Yip Michael | CAN | 1980 | 2,0 | 7,5 | 3,5 | 3,25 | |
| 32 | 36 | Rinyu Janos | HUN | 1804 | 2,0 | 7,5 | 3,5 | 2,75 | |
| 33 | 48 | Liptak Istvan | HUN | 1604 | 2,0 | 7,0 | 3,0 | 2,50 | |
| 34 | 42 | Kozsik Bende Barnabas | HUN | 1653 | 2,0 | 7,0 | 3,0 | 2,00 | |
| 35 | 55 | Moricz Nadja | HUN | 1329 | 2,0 | 6,0 | 3,0 | 3,00 | |
| 36 | 22 | FM | Letay Gyula | HUN | 1972 | 2,0 | 6,0 | 3,0 | 2,50 |
| 37 | 52 | Sulyok Istvan | HUN | 1413 | 2,0 | 6,0 | 3,0 | 2,00 | |
| 38 | 30 | Horvath Aron Balazs | HUN | 1837 | 1,5 | 11,5 | 5,5 | 4,25 | |
| 39 | 32 | Horvath Csaba | HUN | 1828 | 1,5 | 8,5 | 4,5 | 2,00 | |
| 40 | 38 | Bartuszek Andras | HUN | 1774 | 1,5 | 7,0 | 4,0 | 1,50 | |
| 41 | 45 | Szurkos Andras | HUN | 1633 | 1,5 | 7,0 | 3,0 | 1,00 | |
| 42 | 51 | Sulyok Eszter | HUN | 1476 | 1,5 | 6,5 | 4,0 | 1,50 | |
| 43 | 31 | Thomas Tobias | GER | 1829 | 1,0 | 11,0 | 6,0 | 3,00 | |
| 44 | 33 | Kaibinger Karoly | HUN | 1827 | 1,0 | 9,0 | 4,5 | 2,00 | |
| 45 | 44 | Xiao Hu Chen | HUN | 1636 | 1,0 | 9,0 | 4,0 | 2,00 | |
| 46 | 37 | Liptak Tibor | HUN | 1783 | 1,0 | 8,5 | 5,0 | 0,00 | |
| 47 | 43 | Moricz Benedek | HUN | 1639 | 1,0 | 7,5 | 4,5 | 0,00 | |
| 48 | 54 | Moricz Aurel | HUN | 1378 | 1,0 | 7,5 | 4,0 | 1,00 | |
| 49 | 39 | Lakat Gyula | HUN | 1749 | 1,0 | 7,0 | 3,0 | 0,50 | |
| 50 | 25 | Balogh Lajos | HUN | 1915 | 1,0 | 6,5 | 4,0 | 0,50 | |
| 51 | 47 | Szabo Miklos | HUN | 1619 | 1,0 | 6,5 | 3,5 | 0,00 | |
| 52 | 34 | Bellan Istvan | HUN | 1825 | 0,5 | 9,5 | 4,5 | 1,25 | |
| 53 | 53 | Czipp Janos | HUN | 1392 | 0,5 | 6,5 | 3,0 | 0,25 | |
| 54 | 46 | Pozzo Dominic T | ENG | 1620 | 0,5 | 4,5 | 2,0 | 0,25 | |
| 55 | 29 | Kalmar Karoly | HUN | 1852 | 0,0 | 7,0 | 3,5 | 0,00 | |
| 56 | 50 | Bolyki Istvan | HUN | 1557 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 |
U1700-Results Round 3
Berki Zsofi Anna won and keeps a share of the lead.
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 9 | Psaila Uranchimeg | 1505 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Berki Zsofi Anna | 1698 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 15 | Czagler Laszlo | 1381 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Pilmayer Katalin Viola | 1563 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Tolnai Jozsef | 1675 | 1½ | 1 – 0 | 1½ | Toth Viktor | 1455 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Csorba Rudolf | 1652 | 1½ | 1 – 0 | 1½ | Vamosi Peter Istvan | 1460 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Monduk Ferenc | 1593 | 1½ | 1 – 0 | 1½ | Szabo A. Martin | 0 | 31 | ||
| 6 | 10 | Katusak-Huzsvar Rezsone | 1494 | 1½ | 0 – 1 | 1½ | Laszlo Csaba | 1410 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 21 | Sandor Adam David | 1303 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Zsatkovics Endre | 1675 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 18 | Szabo Balazs | 1347 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Demeter Levente | 1598 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 8 | Marosi Lajos | 1513 | 2 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Kolozsvary Miklos | 1337 | 19 | ||
| 10 | 16 | Szalay-Ocsak Bank | 1376 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Stirling Andras | 0 | 30 | ||
| 11 | 33 | Toth Timea | 0 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Horvath Zoltan | 1351 | 17 | ||
| 12 | 14 | Monduk Eszter | 1407 | ½ | 1 – 0 | 1 | Robert Viktoria Katalin | 1273 | 22 | ||
| 13 | 24 | Ordog Peter | 1089 | ½ | ½ – ½ | ½ | Sandor Anna Luca | 1332 | 20 | ||
| 14 | 23 | Szadai David | 1166 | 0 | 1 – 0 | ½ | Moricz Karmen | 0 | 28 | ||
| 15 | 25 | Psaila Ocean | 1032 | 0 | ½ – ½ | 0 | Antal Gergo | 0 | 27 | ||
| 16 | 29 | Ordog Patrik | 0 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Monduk Laszlo | 1011 | 26 | ||
| 17 | 32 | Szabo Adrienn | 0 | 0 | 1 | bye |
Standings-Rank after Round 3
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 1 | Berki Zsofi Anna | HUN | 1698 | 3,0 | 5,0 | 2,0 | 5,00 | |
| 2 | 8 | Marosi Lajos | HUN | 1513 | 3,0 | 3,5 | 1,0 | 3,50 | |
| 3 | 7 | Pilmayer Katalin Viola | HUN | 1563 | 3,0 | 3,0 | 1,0 | 3,00 | |
| 4 | 2 | Tolnai Jozsef | HUN | 1675 | 2,5 | 5,0 | 1,5 | 4,25 | |
| 5 | 6 | Monduk Ferenc | HUN | 1593 | 2,5 | 5,0 | 1,5 | 3,75 | |
| 13 | Laszlo Csaba | HUN | 1410 | 2,5 | 5,0 | 1,5 | 3,75 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Csorba Rudolf | HUN | 1652 | 2,5 | 3,0 | 1,0 | 2,50 | |
| 8 | 16 | Szalay-Ocsak Bank | HUN | 1376 | 2,0 | 4,0 | 1,0 | 1,00 | |
| 9 | 9 | Psaila Uranchimeg | MLT | 1505 | 2,0 | 4,0 | 0,5 | 1,00 | |
| 10 | 17 | Horvath Zoltan | HUN | 1351 | 2,0 | 3,5 | 0,5 | 1,00 | |
| 11 | 3 | Zsatkovics Endre | HUN | 1675 | 2,0 | 3,0 | 1,0 | 2,00 | |
| 12 | 5 | Demeter Levente | HUN | 1598 | 2,0 | 2,5 | 1,0 | 1,50 | |
| 13 | 11 | Vamosi Peter Istvan | HUN | 1460 | 1,5 | 5,5 | 2,5 | 1,75 | |
| 14 | 31 | Szabo A. Martin | HUN | 0 | 1,5 | 5,5 | 1,5 | 2,25 | |
| 15 | 10 | Katusak-Huzsvar Rezsone | HUN | 1494 | 1,5 | 4,0 | 1,5 | 0,75 | |
| 16 | 12 | Toth Viktor | HUN | 1455 | 1,5 | 4,0 | 1,0 | 1,25 | |
| 17 | 14 | Monduk Eszter | HUN | 1407 | 1,5 | 3,5 | 1,0 | 1,50 | |
| 18 | 18 | Szabo Balazs | HUN | 1347 | 1,0 | 7,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | |
| 21 | Sandor Adam David | HUN | 1303 | 1,0 | 7,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | ||
| 20 | 15 | Czagler Laszlo | HUN | 1381 | 1,0 | 6,5 | 3,0 | 0,50 | |
| 21 | 19 | Kolozsvary Miklos | HUN | 1337 | 1,0 | 6,0 | 2,0 | 1,00 | |
| 22 | 23 | Szadai David | HUN | 1166 | 1,0 | 5,5 | 2,0 | 0,50 | |
| 23 | 24 | Ordog Peter | HUN | 1089 | 1,0 | 5,5 | 1,5 | 1,25 | |
| 24 | 33 | Toth Timea | HUN | 0 | 1,0 | 5,0 | 2,0 | 0,50 | |
| 25 | 20 | Sandor Anna Luca | HUN | 1332 | 1,0 | 5,0 | 1,5 | 1,75 | |
| 26 | 30 | Stirling Andras | HUN | 0 | 1,0 | 4,5 | 2,0 | 1,00 | |
| 27 | 22 | Robert Viktoria Katalin | HUN | 1273 | 1,0 | 4,5 | 1,5 | 0,50 | |
| 28 | 29 | Ordog Patrik | HUN | 0 | 1,0 | 4,0 | 1,5 | 0,00 | |
| 29 | 32 | Szabo Adrienn | HUN | 0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 1,0 | 0,50 | |
| 30 | 28 | Moricz Karmen | HUN | 0 | 0,5 | 5,0 | 1,5 | 0,75 | |
| 31 | 25 | Psaila Ocean | MLT | 1032 | 0,5 | 4,5 | 2,0 | 0,25 | |
| 32 | 27 | Antal Gergo | HUN | 0 | 0,5 | 4,0 | 1,5 | 0,25 | |
| 33 | 26 | Monduk Laszlo | HUN | 1011 | 0,0 | 4,5 | 1,5 | 0,00 |
The Neighborhood
The Tournament
Socializing

The Psaila family: Clarence(left) Ocean(center) and Uranchimeg(right) on a training mission before representing Malta at the coming Baku Olympiad
Budapest Open IM Group 2016 Rd2
The Games from Rd2
Krstulovic,A-Galyas,M
Black invested a piece for the attack and eventually won.
After 26..Qg5(Diagram)
How should White defend?
After 26..Qg5
Tompa-Lyell,M
After 29..Rf4(Diagram)
Black attacked the Qg4 before saving Bd2.
After 29..Rf4
Bertha,S-Gschnitzer,A
After 17..Qd7(Diagram)
White won a nice positional game against the Tarrasch Defence.
Find a nice plan.
After 17..Qd7
Wenninger-Skoromkhin
After 27..Qd7(Diagram)
Black has offered a piece on f4 and has just increased the pressure on h3. How do you defend?
After 27..Qd7
Balint,V-Zentai,P
After 25..Qb8(Diagram)
White has built up a big attack on the kingside. How to continue?
After 25..Qb8
Ranking Crosstable after Round 3
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | IM | Skomorokhin Roman | 2395 | RUS | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 2,5 | 5,0 | 1,5 | 4,25 | ||||||
| 2 | FM | Zentai Peter | 2225 | HUN | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 2,5 | 3,0 | 1,5 | 2,25 | ||||||
| 3 | IM | Galyas Miklos | 2460 | HUN | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 2,5 | 2,0 | 0,5 | 1,75 | ||||||
| 4 | Berta Sandor | 2229 | HUN | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 2,0 | 3,5 | 0,5 | 1,00 | |||||||
| 5 | Wenninger Philipp | 2356 | GER | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1,5 | 5,5 | 2,5 | 1,75 | |||||||
| 6 | Balint Vilmos | 2369 | HUN | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1,5 | 5,0 | 2,5 | 1,25 | |||||||
| 7 | IM | Tompa Janos | 2380 | HUN | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1,5 | 3,5 | 0,5 | 0,75 | ||||||
| 8 | FM | Lyell Mark | 2238 | ENG | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0,5 | 6,0 | 2,0 | 1,25 | ||||||
| 9 | Gschnitzer Adrian | 2225 | GER | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0,5 | 5,0 | 1,5 | 0,75 | |||||||
| 10 | FM | Krstulovic Alex | 2270 | HUN | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0,0 | 6,5 | 2,5 | 0,00 |
Budapest Open 2016 Rd3
I built up a nice looking position and things got out of hand to the point where my engine evaluated Black at more than +14.
After 21..Na5(Diagram)
Black missed a nice move in the game.
After 21.Na5
Results-Round 3
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 1 | Polyik Peter | 2269 | 2 | ½ – ½ | 2 | Feldman Antony | 2021 | 16 | ||
| 2 | 13 | Metaxasz Vaszilisz | 2054 | 2 | ½ – ½ | 2 | FM | Brustkern Juergen | 2229 | 2 | |
| 3 | 15 | Bakk Zoltan | 2021 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | CM | Yuksel Atilla Koksal | 2100 | 10 | |
| 4 | 11 | Vargyas Zoltan | 2075 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Gorog Almos | 1999 | 18 | ||
| 5 | 12 | Kozma Gabor | 2063 | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | Botlik Bela | 0 | 56 | ||
| 6 | 3 | FM | Topak Engin | 2195 | 1½ | 1 – 0 | 2 | Rozsa Sandor | 1925 | 23 | |
| 7 | 5 | Kormos Adam | 2167 | 1½ | 0 – 1 | 1½ | Torok Tamas Titusz | 2139 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 20 | Bodrogi Laszlo | 1990 | 1½ | 1 – 0 | 1½ | Kovacs Istvan | 2149 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Szabo Marton Mihaly | 2104 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1½ | Horvath Aron Balazs | 1837 | 30 | ||
| 10 | 37 | Liptak Tibor | 1783 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Markos Adam | 2169 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 31 | Thomas Tobias | 1829 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Gyurkovics Miklos | 2029 | 14 | ||
| 12 | 17 | Psaila Clarence | 2021 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Horvath Csaba | 1828 | 32 | ||
| 13 | 41 | Demjen Mark | 1666 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | FM | Csapo Zoltan | 1993 | 19 | |
| 14 | 21 | Yip Michael | 1980 | 1 | ½ – ½ | 1 | Bartuszek Andras | 1774 | 38 | ||
| 15 | 44 | Xiao Hu Chen | 1636 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Foldi Martin | 1921 | 24 | ||
| 16 | 25 | Balogh Lajos | 1915 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Szendeff Miklos | 1744 | 40 | ||
| 17 | 48 | Liptak Istvan | 1604 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Marcu Simon | 1908 | 26 | ||
| 18 | 27 | Geher Laszlo | 1893 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Sulyok Istvan | 1413 | 52 | ||
| 19 | 49 | Kocsis Peter | 1590 | 1 | ½ – ½ | 1 | Laszczak Przemyslaw | 1871 | 28 | ||
| 20 | 7 | FM | Szollosi Laszlo | 2141 | ½ | 1 – 0 | 1 | Moricz Aurel | 1378 | 54 | |
| 21 | 33 | Kaibinger Karoly | 1827 | ½ | 0 – 1 | ½ | Rinyu Janos | 1804 | 36 | ||
| 22 | 35 | Hiebert Kenji | 1820 | ½ | 1 – 0 | ½ | Bellan Istvan | 1825 | 34 | ||
| 23 | 51 | Sulyok Eszter | 1476 | ½ | 0 – 1 | 0 | FM | Letay Gyula | 1972 | 22 | |
| 24 | 39 | Lakat Gyula | 1749 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Pozzo Dominic T | 1620 | 46 | ||
| 25 | 42 | Kozsik Bende Barnabas | 1653 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Szabo Miklos | 1619 | 47 | ||
| 26 | 43 | Moricz Benedek | 1639 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Bolyki Istvan | 1557 | 50 | ||
| 27 | 45 | Szurkos Andras | 1633 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Czipp Janos | 1392 | 53 |
Open Rank after Round 3
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 10 | CM | Yuksel Atilla Koksal | TUR | 2100 | 3,0 | 5,0 | 2,0 | 5,00 |
| 2 | 18 | Gorog Almos | HUN | 1999 | 3,0 | 4,5 | 1,5 | 4,50 | |
| 3 | 12 | Kozma Gabor | HUN | 2063 | 3,0 | 3,5 | 1,0 | 3,50 | |
| 4 | 13 | Metaxasz Vaszilisz | HUN | 2054 | 2,5 | 6,0 | 2,0 | 5,00 | |
| 5 | 1 | Polyik Peter | HUN | 2269 | 2,5 | 6,0 | 2,0 | 4,75 | |
| 6 | 2 | FM | Brustkern Juergen | GER | 2229 | 2,5 | 5,0 | 1,5 | 4,75 |
| 7 | 16 | Feldman Antony | ISR | 2021 | 2,5 | 4,5 | 1,0 | 3,25 | |
| 8 | 3 | FM | Topak Engin | TUR | 2195 | 2,5 | 4,0 | 1,5 | 3,25 |
| 9 | 8 | Torok Tamas Titusz | HUN | 2139 | 2,5 | 3,5 | 1,5 | 2,75 | |
| 10 | 20 | Bodrogi Laszlo | HUN | 1990 | 2,5 | 3,0 | 1,5 | 2,25 | |
| 11 | 11 | Vargyas Zoltan | HUN | 2075 | 2,0 | 6,5 | 2,0 | 3,50 | |
| 12 | 56 | Botlik Bela | HUN | 0 | 2,0 | 6,0 | 2,0 | 3,50 | |
| 13 | 9 | Szabo Marton Mihaly | HUN | 2104 | 2,0 | 5,0 | 1,5 | 3,00 | |
| 14 | 15 | Bakk Zoltan | HUN | 2021 | 2,0 | 5,0 | 1,0 | 2,00 | |
| 27 | Geher Laszlo | HUN | 1893 | 2,0 | 5,0 | 1,0 | 2,00 | ||
| 16 | 23 | Rozsa Sandor | HUN | 1925 | 2,0 | 4,5 | 2,0 | 2,00 | |
| 17 | 40 | Szendeff Miklos | HUN | 1744 | 2,0 | 4,5 | 1,0 | 2,00 | |
| 18 | 17 | Psaila Clarence | MLT | 2021 | 2,0 | 3,5 | 1,0 | 2,00 | |
| 19 | 24 | Foldi Martin | HUN | 1921 | 2,0 | 3,5 | 1,0 | 1,50 | |
| 20 | 19 | FM | Csapo Zoltan | HUN | 1993 | 2,0 | 3,5 | 1,0 | 1,00 |
| 21 | 4 | Markos Adam | HUN | 2169 | 2,0 | 3,0 | 1,0 | 2,00 | |
| 14 | Gyurkovics Miklos | HUN | 2029 | 2,0 | 3,0 | 1,0 | 2,00 | ||
| 23 | 26 | Marcu Simon | SVK | 1908 | 2,0 | 3,0 | 0,5 | 0,50 | |
| 24 | 5 | Kormos Adam | HUN | 2167 | 1,5 | 6,0 | 2,5 | 2,25 | |
| 25 | 30 | Horvath Aron Balazs | HUN | 1837 | 1,5 | 6,0 | 2,0 | 2,75 | |
| 26 | 49 | Kocsis Peter | HUN | 1590 | 1,5 | 5,5 | 1,5 | 1,75 | |
| 27 | 28 | Laszczak Przemyslaw | POL | 1871 | 1,5 | 5,0 | 1,5 | 1,75 | |
| 28 | 6 | Kovacs Istvan | HUN | 2149 | 1,5 | 4,5 | 1,5 | 1,75 | |
| 35 | Hiebert Kenji | JPN | 1820 | 1,5 | 4,5 | 1,5 | 1,75 | ||
| 30 | 21 | Yip Michael | CAN | 1980 | 1,5 | 4,0 | 1,5 | 1,25 | |
| 31 | 38 | Bartuszek Andras | HUN | 1774 | 1,5 | 3,5 | 1,5 | 0,75 | |
| 32 | 7 | FM | Szollosi Laszlo | HUN | 2141 | 1,5 | 3,0 | 1,0 | 1,25 |
| 33 | 36 | Rinyu Janos | HUN | 1804 | 1,5 | 3,0 | 0,5 | 0,75 | |
| 34 | 31 | Thomas Tobias | GER | 1829 | 1,0 | 7,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | |
| 35 | 41 | Demjen Mark | HUN | 1666 | 1,0 | 6,5 | 2,0 | 2,00 | |
| 36 | 44 | Xiao Hu Chen | HUN | 1636 | 1,0 | 5,0 | 2,0 | 1,00 | |
| 52 | Sulyok Istvan | HUN | 1413 | 1,0 | 5,0 | 2,0 | 1,00 | ||
| 38 | 37 | Liptak Tibor | HUN | 1783 | 1,0 | 5,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | |
| 39 | 43 | Moricz Benedek | HUN | 1639 | 1,0 | 4,5 | 2,0 | 0,00 | |
| 40 | 54 | Moricz Aurel | HUN | 1378 | 1,0 | 4,5 | 1,5 | 1,00 | |
| 41 | 45 | Szurkos Andras | HUN | 1633 | 1,0 | 4,5 | 1,5 | 0,00 | |
| 42 | 55 | Moricz Nadja | HUN | 1329 | 1,0 | 4,0 | 2,0 | 1,00 | |
| 43 | 42 | Kozsik Bende Barnabas | HUN | 1653 | 1,0 | 4,0 | 2,0 | 0,00 | |
| 44 | 48 | Liptak Istvan | HUN | 1604 | 1,0 | 4,0 | 1,5 | 0,50 | |
| 45 | 39 | Lakat Gyula | HUN | 1749 | 1,0 | 4,0 | 1,0 | 0,00 | |
| 46 | 32 | Horvath Csaba | HUN | 1828 | 1,0 | 3,5 | 1,5 | 0,00 | |
| 47 | 22 | FM | Letay Gyula | HUN | 1972 | 1,0 | 3,0 | 1,0 | 0,50 |
| 48 | 25 | Balogh Lajos | HUN | 1915 | 1,0 | 3,0 | 1,0 | 0,00 | |
| 49 | 33 | Kaibinger Karoly | HUN | 1827 | 0,5 | 5,5 | 1,5 | 0,75 | |
| 34 | Bellan Istvan | HUN | 1825 | 0,5 | 5,5 | 1,5 | 0,75 | ||
| 51 | 51 | Sulyok Eszter | HUN | 1476 | 0,5 | 4,5 | 1,5 | 0,75 | |
| 52 | 29 | Kalmar Karoly | HUN | 1852 | 0,0 | 4,5 | 1,5 | 0,00 | |
| 53 | Czipp Janos | HUN | 1392 | 0,0 | 4,5 | 1,5 | 0,00 | ||
| 54 | 47 | Szabo Miklos | HUN | 1619 | 0,0 | 4,5 | 1,0 | 0,00 | |
| 55 | 46 | Pozzo Dominic T | ENG | 1620 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 1,0 | 0,00 | |
| 50 | Bolyki Istvan | HUN | 1557 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 1,0 | 0,00 |
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GM Group-Ranking crosstable after Round 3
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | IM | Smirnov Anton | 2486 | AUS | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 2,5 | 4,0 | 1,5 | 3,25 | ||||||
| 2 | GM | Kantsler Boris | 2394 | ISR | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2,0 | 3,5 | 1,0 | 2,25 | ||||||
| 3 | IM | Hirneise Tobias | 2471 | GER | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1,5 | 5,5 | 1,5 | 2,25 | ||||||
| 4 | IM | Torma Robert | 2486 | HUN | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1,5 | 5,0 | 1,5 | 2,50 | ||||||
| 5 | IM | Korpa Bence | 2468 | HUN | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1,5 | 4,5 | 1,5 | 2,25 | ||||||
| 6 | IM | Miron Lucian-Costin | 2495 | ROU | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1,5 | 4,0 | 1,5 | 2,00 | ||||||
| 7 | Vucinic Gojko | 2399 | SRB | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1,5 | 4,0 | 1,5 | 1,75 | |||||||
| 8 | GM | Flumbort Andras Dr. | 2460 | HUN | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1,0 | 5,0 | 1,5 | 1,75 | ||||||
| 9 | GM | Gonda Laszlo | 2500 | HUN | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1,0 | 5,0 | 1,5 | 1,25 | ||||||
| 10 | IM | Kovacs Gabor | 2460 | HUN | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1,0 | 4,5 | 1,5 | 1,25 |
Results Rd3
| Round 3 on 2016/08/22 at 15.00 | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 2399 | Vucinic Gojko | 1 – 0 | GM | Flumbort Andras Dr. | 2460 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2486 | IM | Smirnov Anton | ½ – ½ | IM | Torma Robert | 2486 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 2495 | IM | Miron Lucian-Costin | ½ – ½ | IM | Hirneise Tobias | 2471 | 9 |
| 4 | 5 | 2460 | IM | Kovacs Gabor | ½ – ½ | GM | Gonda Laszlo | 2500 | 8 |
| 5 | 6 | 2394 | GM | Kantsler Boris | ½ – ½ | IM | Korpa Bence | 2468 | 7 |
IM Group-Results Rd3
| Round 3 on 2016/08/22 at 15.00 | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 2225 | FM | Zentai Peter | 1 – 0 | FM | Krstulovic Alex | 2270 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | 2395 | IM | Skomorokhin Roman | 1 – 0 | Balint Vilmos | 2369 | 1 | |
| 3 | 4 | 2225 | Gschnitzer Adrian | 0 – 1 | Wenninger Philipp | 2356 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2238 | FM | Lyell Mark | 0 – 1 | Berta Sandor | 2229 | 8 | |
| 5 | 6 | 2460 | IM | Galyas Miklos | 1 – 0 | IM | Tompa Janos | 2380 | 7 |
IM Group Ranking Round 3
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | IM | Skomorokhin Roman | 2395 | RUS | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 2,5 | 5,0 | 1,5 | 4,25 | ||||||
| 2 | FM | Zentai Peter | 2225 | HUN | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 2,5 | 3,0 | 1,5 | 2,25 | ||||||
| 3 | IM | Galyas Miklos | 2460 | HUN | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 2,5 | 2,0 | 0,5 | 1,75 | ||||||
| 4 | Berta Sandor | 2229 | HUN | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 2,0 | 3,5 | 0,5 | 1,00 | |||||||
| 5 | Wenninger Philipp | 2356 | GER | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1,5 | 5,5 | 2,5 | 1,75 | |||||||
| 6 | Balint Vilmos | 2369 | HUN | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1,5 | 5,0 | 2,5 | 1,25 | |||||||
| 7 | IM | Tompa Janos | 2380 | HUN | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1,5 | 3,5 | 0,5 | 0,75 | ||||||
| 8 | FM | Lyell Mark | 2238 | ENG | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0,5 | 6,0 | 2,0 | 1,25 | ||||||
| 9 | Gschnitzer Adrian | 2225 | GER | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0,5 | 5,0 | 1,5 | 0,75 | |||||||
| 10 | FM | Krstulovic Alex | 2270 | HUN | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0,0 | 6,5 | 2,5 | 0,00 |
Budapest Open IM/GM Group Rd1-2
Zentai,P-Wenninger,P
4.e3 Slav
White nicely used the bishops and space advantage to good effect against the solid Slav Defence
After 21..Rxc5(Diagram)
After 21..Rxc5
Balint,V-Krstulovic,A
London System
White sacrificed a couple of times on h6 and eventually won.
After 19.Bxh6(Diagram)
Can Black defend?
After 19.Bxh6
Budapest Open 2016 Rd2
Brustkern,J-Yip,M
I got rolled over pretty quickly but the post-game analysis was very educational.
After 10..Bb7(Diagram)
Things went wrong quickly when I misplayed the opening.
After 10..Bb7

Psaila, Clarence visiting from Malta with family. After he and his wife will be playing for Malta in the Baku Olympiad
Open Results-Round 2
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 19 | FM | Csapo Zoltan | 1993 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Polyik Peter | 2269 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | FM | Brustkern Juergen | 2229 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Yip Michael | 1980 | 21 | |
| 3 | 20 | Bodrogi Laszlo | 1990 | 1 | ½ – ½ | 1 | Kormos Adam | 2167 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 23 | Rozsa Sandor | 1925 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Szabo Marton Mihaly | 2104 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 10 | CM | Yuksel Atilla Koksal | 2100 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Geher Laszlo | 1893 | 27 | |
| 6 | 24 | Foldi Martin | 1921 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Vargyas Zoltan | 2075 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 12 | Kozma Gabor | 2063 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Thomas Tobias | 1829 | 31 | ||
| 8 | 26 | Marcu Simon | 1908 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Metaxasz Vaszilisz | 2054 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 52 | Sulyok Istvan | 1413 | 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 | Bakk Zoltan | 2021 | 15 | ||
| 10 | 16 | Feldman Antony | 2021 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Demjen Mark | 1666 | 41 | ||
| 11 | 56 | Botlik Bela | 0 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Psaila Clarence | 2021 | 17 | ||
| 12 | 18 | Gorog Almos | 1999 | 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 | Kocsis Peter | 1590 | 49 | ||
| 13 | 34 | Bellan Istvan | 1825 | ½ | 0 – 1 | ½ | FM | Topak Engin | 2195 | 3 | |
| 14 | 6 | Kovacs Istvan | 2149 | ½ | 1 – 0 | ½ | Hiebert Kenji | 1820 | 35 | ||
| 15 | 30 | Horvath Aron Balazs | 1837 | ½ | 1 – 0 | ½ | FM | Szollosi Laszlo | 2141 | 7 | |
| 16 | 8 | Torok Tamas Titusz | 2139 | ½ | 1 – 0 | ½ | Kaibinger Karoly | 1827 | 33 | ||
| 17 | 4 | Markos Adam | 2169 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Kozsik Bende Barnabas | 1653 | 42 | ||
| 18 | 14 | Gyurkovics Miklos | 2029 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Moricz Benedek | 1639 | 43 | ||
| 19 | 22 | FM | Letay Gyula | 1972 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Xiao Hu Chen | 1636 | 44 | |
| 20 | 46 | Pozzo Dominic T | 1620 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Balogh Lajos | 1915 | 25 | ||
| 21 | 28 | Laszczak Przemyslaw | 1871 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Szurkos Andras | 1633 | 45 | ||
| 22 | 48 | Liptak Istvan | 1604 | 0 | + – – | 0 | Kalmar Karoly | 1852 | 29 | ||
| 23 | 32 | Horvath Csaba | 1828 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Szabo Miklos | 1619 | 47 | ||
| 24 | 36 | Rinyu Janos | 1804 | 0 | ½ – ½ | 0 | Sulyok Eszter | 1476 | 51 | ||
| 25 | 50 | Bolyki Istvan | 1557 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Liptak Tibor | 1783 | 37 | ||
| 26 | 38 | Bartuszek Andras | 1774 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Czipp Janos | 1392 | 53 | ||
| 27 | 54 | Moricz Aurel | 1378 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Lakat Gyula | 1749 | 39 | ||
| 28 | 40 | Szendeff Miklos | 1744 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Moricz Nadja | 1329 | 55 |
U1700 Results-Round 1
This group started today.
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 16 | Szalay-Ocsak Bank | 1376 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Berki Zsofi Anna | 1698 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Tolnai Jozsef | 1675 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Horvath Zoltan | 1351 | 17 | ||
| 3 | 18 | Szabo Balazs | 1347 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Zsatkovics Endre | 1675 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Csorba Rudolf | 1652 | 0 | ½ – ½ | 0 | Sandor Anna Luca | 1332 | 20 | ||
| 5 | 21 | Sandor Adam David | 1303 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Demeter Levente | 1598 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Monduk Ferenc | 1593 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Robert Viktoria Katalin | 1273 | 22 | ||
| 7 | 23 | Szadai David | 1166 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Pilmayer Katalin Viola | 1563 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Marosi Lajos | 1513 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Ordog Peter | 1089 | 24 | ||
| 9 | 25 | Psaila Ocean | 1032 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Psaila Uranchimeg | 1505 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Katusak-Huzsvar Rezsone | 1494 | 0 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Monduk Laszlo | 1011 | 26 | ||
| 11 | 27 | Antal Gergo | 0 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Vamosi Peter Istvan | 1460 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 12 | Toth Viktor | 1455 | 0 | ½ – ½ | 0 | Moricz Karmen | 0 | 28 | ||
| 13 | 29 | Ordog Patrik | 0 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Laszlo Csaba | 1410 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 14 | Monduk Eszter | 1407 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Szabo A. Martin | 0 | 30 | ||
| 15 | 31 | Szabo Adrienn | 0 | 0 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Czagler Laszlo | 1381 | 15 |
IM Group Rd2
| Round 2 on 2016/08/21 at 15.00 | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 10 | 2270 | FM | Krstulovic Alex | 0 – 1 | IM | Galyas Miklos | 2460 | 6 |
| 2 | 7 | 2380 | IM | Tompa Janos | 1 – 0 | FM | Lyell Mark | 2238 | 5 |
| 3 | 8 | 2229 | Berta Sandor | 1 – 0 | Gschnitzer Adrian | 2225 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 9 | 2356 | Wenninger Philipp | ½ – ½ | IM | Skomorokhin Roman | 2395 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 2369 | Balint Vilmos | FM | Zentai Peter | 2225 | 2 | ||
GM Group Rd2
| Round 2 on 2016/08/21 at 15.00 | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 10 | 2460 | GM | Flumbort Andras Dr. | ½ – ½ | GM | Kantsler Boris | 2394 | 6 |
| 2 | 7 | 2468 | IM | Korpa Bence | IM | Kovacs Gabor | 2460 | 5 | |
| 3 | 8 | 2500 | GM | Gonda Laszlo | ½ – ½ | IM | Miron Lucian-Costin | 2495 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | 2471 | IM | Hirneise Tobias | 0 – 1 | IM | Smirnov Anton | 2486 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 2486 | IM | Torma Robert | ½ – ½ | Vucinic Gojko | 2399 | 2 | |
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