All the five inhabited continents with twenty countries lined up for First Saturday June, more countries than ever before. The 49 players of AUS, BEL, CHN, ENG, GER, GRE, HUN, IND, ISL, LYB, ROU, RUS, SCO, SLO, SRB, SYR, TUN, USA, VIE, WLS were put in five groups of different levels.
GM:
|
Rank
|
Name
|
Score
|
Fed.
|
M/F
|
Rating
|
TPR
|
W-We
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
|
1
|
IM Balog, Imre
|
7.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
2494
|
2622
|
+1.40
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
|
2
|
IM Kovacs, Gabor
|
5.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2521
|
2479
|
-0.41
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
|
3
|
GM Fogarasi, Tibor
|
5.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2425
|
2490
|
+0.83
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
|
4
|
GM Vajda, Levente
|
5.0
|
ROU
|
M
|
2519
|
2442
|
-0.90
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
|
5
|
FM Mihok, Oliver
|
4.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2425
|
2410
|
-0.17
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
|
6
|
IM Toth, Ervin
|
4.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2360
|
2417
|
+0.68
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
7
|
GM Ilincic, Zlatko
|
4.0
|
SRB
|
M
|
2447
|
2364
|
-0.96
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
8
|
FM Kislik, Erik Andrew
|
3.5
|
USA
|
M
|
2353
|
2338
|
-0.22
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
|
9
|
IM Husari, Satea
|
3.5
|
SYR
|
M
|
2334
|
2340
|
+0.02
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
|
10
|
WGM Nadig, Kruttika
|
2.0
|
IND
|
F
|
2236
|
2211
|
-0.27
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
IM Balog, Imre (HUN, 2nd GM-norm)
Balog Imre a 19 year old Hungarian schoolboy brought his second GM-norm within two months. He was also successful in the National team Ch. that finished less than a month earlier.
His victory was convincing with his style combining both positional and tactical elements.
The brightest spot of the event however was the participation of WGM Nadig Kruttika (IND) who was tough opponents for every man. One spectator asked how we could manage to
have Miss India to Budapest.
WGM Nadig, Kruttika (IND, 2236)
IM-A:
Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn ( ISL)
A mild and silent 17 year old boy Gretarsson Hjorvar Steinn (ISL) from the country of ice and volcano came first missing the IM norm with only half a point. FM Iwamoto Takashi (USA)
son of an other faraway island followed him with a strong finish. Both of them showed up not only good play but high standard of sportsmanship.
|
Rank
|
Name
|
Score
|
Fed.
|
M/F
|
Rating
|
TPR
|
W-We
|
TPR Mixed
|
BH-HiLo
|
PS
|
SB
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
|
1
|
Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn
|
8.0
|
ISL
|
M
|
2394
|
2429
|
+0.45
|
2429
|
48.0
|
47.5
|
39.0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
|
2
|
FM Iwamoto, Takashi
|
7.0
|
USA
|
M
|
2268
|
2368
|
+1.47
|
2368
|
48.0
|
42.5
|
36.5
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
|
3
|
IM Lengyel, Bela
|
6.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2266
|
2331
|
+1.00
|
2331
|
48.5
|
48.0
|
34.75
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
|
4
|
CM Antipov, Mikhail Al.
|
6.0
|
RUS
|
M
|
2237
|
2305
|
+0.97
|
2305
|
49.0
|
29.0
|
32.5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
5
|
FM Njili, Kamel
|
6.0
|
TUN
|
M
|
2247
|
2304
|
+0.81
|
2304
|
49.0
|
36.0
|
31.0
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
|
6
|
IM Szeberenyi, Adam
|
6.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
2308
|
2298
|
-0.18
|
2298
|
49.0
|
42.0
|
33.0
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
|
7
|
FM Rooze, Jan
|
6.0
|
BEL
|
M
|
2338
|
2295
|
-0.66
|
2295
|
49.0
|
37.0
|
28.0
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
|
8
|
Kett, Tim
|
5.0
|
WLS
|
M
|
2223
|
2234
|
+0.21
|
2234
|
50.0
|
34.5
|
24.75
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
|
9
|
IM Kahn, Evarth Dr.
|
5.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
2247
|
2232
|
-0.19
|
2232
|
50.0
|
33.5
|
26.0
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
|
10
|
IM Szalanczy, Emil
|
4.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2277
|
2200
|
-1.20
|
2200
|
50.5
|
21.0
|
20.75
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
11
|
Tavoularis, Nicholas
|
3.0
|
GRE
|
M
|
2130
|
2103
|
-0.34
|
2103
|
52.0
|
12.5
|
15.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
|
12
|
FM Brustkern, Juergen
|
3.0
|
GER
|
M
|
2256
|
2092
|
-2.34
|
2092
|
52.0
|
12.5
|
17.25
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
IM-B:
The Double-Round Robin event was dominated by strong play of IM To Nhat Minh (HUN)
IM To, Nhat Minh (HUN).
|
Rank
|
Name
|
Score
|
Fed.
|
M/F
|
Rating
|
TPR
|
W-We
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
|
1
|
IM To, Nhat Minh
|
8.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2413
|
2530
|
+1.22
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
|
2
|
Qu, Yanqiao
|
5.5
|
CHN
|
M
|
2105
|
2332
|
+2.92
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
3
|
FM Tran, Tuan Minh
|
5.0
|
VIE
|
M
|
2210
|
2275
|
+0.86
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
4
|
IM Parkanyi, Attila
|
4.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2321
|
2216
|
-1.40
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
5
|
IM Farago, Sandor
|
4.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
2268
|
2191
|
-1.08
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
|
6
|
Mitchell, Martin
|
2.5
|
SCO
|
M
|
2266
|
2070
|
-2.52
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
There were also two FM groups just for FIDE-Ratings.
Next First Saturday events scheduled at: 3-13th July, we are awaiting participants.
More info with a lot of photos at website: www.firstsaturday.hu
Written by: IM Miklos Orso Chief Arbiter
