A record number of countries gathered in Budapest for the First Saturday May events. Players from AUT, BLR, DEN, ENG, GER, HUN, LUX, MAS, NED, PER, RUS, SRB, SVK, SYR, RSA, USA, VIE were put in six groups of different level sections.
GM: Grandmasters showed great forms so neither candidates could achieve any title-norms. GM Kovalev Andrei (BLR) and former Hungarian Champion GM Varga Zoltan took the first two places and both remained unbeaten.
Final crosstable, First Saturday GM, 01-10th May 2010, Budapest (HUN)
|
Rank
|
Name
|
Score
|
Fed.
|
M/F
|
Rating
|
TPR
|
W-We
|
SB
|
PS
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
|
1
|
GM Kovalev, Andrei
|
7.0
|
BLR
|
M
|
2518
|
2610
|
+1.00
|
28.0
|
38.0
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
|
2
|
GM Varga, Zoltan
|
6.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
2479
|
2489
|
+0.11
|
23.25
|
30.0
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
+
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
|
3
|
IM Munoz Pantoja, Miguel
|
6.0
|
PER
|
M
|
2476
|
2520
|
+0.53
|
22.75
|
29.0
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
|
4
|
IM Solomon, Kenny
|
5.5
|
RSA
|
M
|
2351
|
2489
|
+1.69
|
22.25
|
29.0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
|
5
|
GM Czebe, Attila
|
5.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2480
|
2449
|
-0.28
|
21.75
|
28.5
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
+
|
|
6
|
IM Paschall, William M.
|
4.0
|
USA
|
M
|
2397
|
2361
|
-0.42
|
17.0
|
17.5
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
|
7
|
FM Radovanovic, Jovica
|
3.0
|
SRB
|
M
|
2351
|
2284
|
-0.81
|
14.25
|
17.5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
|
8
|
Papp, Gellert
|
3.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
2400
|
2307
|
-1.07
|
13.25
|
8.0
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
|
9
|
IM Wittmann, Walter
|
3.0
|
AUT
|
M
|
2302
|
2319
|
+0.11
|
12.0
|
19.5
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
-
|
|
10
|
IM Szalanczy, Emil
|
2.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
2277
|
2197
|
-0.86
|
6.5
|
8.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
IM-A: To, Nhat Minh (HUN) had the most victories so his first place is fully deserved. Brustkern Juergen (GER) performed his second IM norm by 7.5 points scored after R10. Izso D. – Brustkern J.
Final crosstable, First Saturday IM-A, 01-10th May 2010, Budapest (HUN)
|
Rank
|
Name
|
Score
|
Fed.
|
M/F
|
Rating
|
TPR
|
W-We
|
SB
|
PS
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
|
1
|
IM To, Nhat Minh
|
8.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2413
|
2461
|
+0.66
|
43.0
|
45.5
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
2
|
FM Brustkern, Juergen
|
7.5
|
GER
|
M
|
2256
|
2397
|
+2.12
|
38.75
|
43.0
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
3
|
IM Turzo, Attila
|
6.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2296
|
2325
|
+0.46
|
32.5
|
38.0
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
4
|
FM Tran, Tuan Minh
|
6.0
|
VIE
|
M
|
2210
|
2304
|
+1.35
|
32.75
|
35.5
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
|
5
|
Martini, Balazs
|
5.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2326
|
2258
|
-1.01
|
29.0
|
34.5
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
|
6
|
IM Parkanyi, Attila
|
5.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2321
|
2258
|
-0.93
|
27.75
|
29.5
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
|
7
|
Izso, Daniel
|
5.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2262
|
2263
|
+0.02
|
25.75
|
37.0
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
8
|
FM Bakin, Alexander
|
5.0
|
RUS
|
M
|
2236
|
2230
|
-0.06
|
26.75
|
37.0
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
|
9
|
WFM Nguyen, Thi Mai Hung
|
4.5
|
VIE
|
F
|
2286
|
2196
|
-1.37
|
23.25
|
26.0
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
|
10
|
FM Lyell, Mark
|
4.5
|
ENG
|
M
|
2132
|
2210
|
+1.08
|
21.0
|
29.0
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
|
11
|
Bagi, Mate
|
4.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
2156
|
2171
|
+0.22
|
21.0
|
24.5
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
12
|
IM Lengyel, Bela
|
3.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
2266
|
2088
|
-2.54
|
16.5
|
16.5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
IM-B: IM Berczes Csaba (HUN) won the double Round-Robin group with strong finish. Brightest spot of this group was 13 year-old Csonka Balazs (HUN) winning 23.7 rating points in his first IM-group appearance.
Final crosstable, First Saturday IM-B, 01-11th May 2010, Budapest (HUN)
|
Rank
|
Name
|
Score
|
Fed.
|
M/F
|
Rating
|
TPR
|
W-We
|
SB
|
PS
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
|
1
|
IM Berczes, Csaba
|
7.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
2397
|
2387
|
-0.04
|
30.25
|
33.5
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
|
2
|
Csonka, Balazs
|
5.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2197
|
2314
|
+1.58
|
27.75
|
33.0
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
|
3
|
IM Husari, Satea
|
5.0
|
SYR
|
M
|
2334
|
2251
|
-1.08
|
25.75
|
26.5
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
|
4
|
Ocantos, Manuel
|
5.0
|
LUX
|
M
|
2125
|
2293
|
+2.16
|
22.0
|
22.5
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
|
5
|
FM Iwamoto, Takashi
|
4.5
|
USA
|
M
|
2268
|
2228
|
-0.56
|
20.75
|
25.0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
|
6
|
IM Farago, Sandor
|
3.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
2268
|
2115
|
-2.06
|
15.0
|
24.5
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
13 year-old Csonka Balazs (HUN) came second in IM-B group.
There were three sections with 26 participants fighting for FIDE-rating points. 17 year old girl Kantor Reka (SVK) won the FM-A sections ahead of 11 men opponents.
Final crosstable, First Saturday FM-A, 01-12th May 2010, Budapest (HUN)
|
Rank
|
Name
|
Score
|
Fed.
|
M/F
|
Rating
|
TPR
|
W-We
|
PS
|
SB
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
|
1
|
Kantor, Reka
|
7.5
|
SVK
|
F
|
1962
|
2139
|
+2.14
|
44.5
|
32.75
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
+
|
+
|
|
2
|
Koczo, Kristof
|
7.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2167
|
2151
|
-0.16
|
44.0
|
36.5
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
+
|
|
3
|
Darazs, Zoltan
|
7.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
2204
|
2110
|
-1.13
|
40.0
|
32.5
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
+
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
|
4
|
Erhard, Jakob
|
6.5
|
AUT
|
M
|
2092
|
2216
|
+1.49
|
44.5
|
37.5
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
5
|
Tran, Minh Thang
|
6.0
|
VIE
|
M
|
2021
|
2095
|
+1.07
|
29.5
|
31.5
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
6
|
Kapferer, Romed
|
5.5
|
AUT
|
M
|
2085
|
2127
|
+0.53
|
40.5
|
34.0
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
-
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
-
|
|
7
|
Zala, Gyula
|
5.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2082
|
2054
|
-0.43
|
39.5
|
29.25
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
|
8
|
Daamen, Ferry
|
5.5
|
NED
|
M
|
2063
|
2055
|
-0.12
|
24.0
|
28.25
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
|
9
|
Fendrich, Zoltan
|
5.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
1971
|
2028
|
+0.85
|
37.5
|
23.5
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
|
10
|
Zilahi, Gabor
|
4.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
1959
|
1963
|
+0.04
|
18.0
|
21.75
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
|
11
|
Kubacsny, Vilmos
|
3.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2075
|
1921
|
-2.33
|
24.5
|
16.75
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
|
12
|
Henrichsen, Jens
|
2.5
|
DEN
|
M
|
1990
|
1851
|
-1.95
|
9.5
|
13.75
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
FM Letay Gyula (HUN) winner of the FM-B section increased his rating with 22.5 points. Hingst Silke (GER) won the FM-C section which group again brought tough battles between the youngest and oldest generations.
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Chief Arbiter
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