Tough fights till the last minute at First Saturday Budapest February Tournaments

Friday, 18 February 2011 14:12

GM Gonda Laszlo (HUN) tied with GM Ilincic Zlatko (SRB) took the top two places in the extraordinarily tough GM tournament. The winner lost while the last player could win Rating-points. Any title norms could have been hard to get with GM-s playing so well.

Final Ranking of First Saturday GM Feb 2011

Rank	Name	Flags	Score	Fed.	M/F	Rating	TPR	W-We	SB	PS	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	GM Gonda, Laszlo		6.0	HUN	M	2555	2496	-0.72	28.25	34.5	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	1	0	½
2	GM Ilincic, Zlatko		6.0	SRB	M	2464	2514	+0.68	28.25	32.5	½	1	½	0	1	½	½	½	1	½
3	GM Kosic, Dragan		5.5	MNE	M	2464	2478	+0.18	26.25	28.5	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½
4	IM Mihok, Oliver		5.0	HUN	M	2465	2442	-0.32	22.75	23.5	½	0	½	½	0	1	½	½	1	½
5	IM Paschall, William M.		4.0	USA	M	2384	2386	+0.00	21.75	24.5	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	0	½
6	Feher, Adam		3.5	HUN	M	2341	2356	+0.18	17.25	21.5	½	½	½	½	0	0	1	0	0	½

The IM Section was also a tough competition bringing success to FM Szablowski Pawel (POL) who achieved IM norm after R9 with TPR 2466 and all requirements met.

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Szablowski, Pawel (POL)

WIM Bhakti Kulkarni (IND) came to Budapest as a last stop of her four legs European tour and she named First Saturday Tournament the hardest of all.

Prior to she completed two WGM norms at Marienbad (CZE) and Kecskemet (HUN). She increased her FIDE rating with 64 points by the tour.

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WIM Bhakti Kulkarni (IND)

Final Ranking of First Saturday IM Feb 2011

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Rank	Name	Flags	Score	Fed.	M/F	Rating	TPR	W-We	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1	Szablowski, Pawel		8.0	POL	M	2340	2449	+1.51	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	½	½	1	½
2	IM Lengyel, Bela		7.5	HUN	M	2275	2413	+2.07	1	½	½	1	1	1	0	½	½	1	½
3	Tesik, Csaba		7.0	HUN	M	2275	2382	+1.57	1	1	1	0	1	0	½	½	½	½	1
4	IM Farago, Sandor		6.0	HUN	M	2292	2315	+0.32	½	½	½	1	1	0	1	½	½	½	0
5	CM Bhakti, Kulkarni		5.5	IND	F	2275	2280	+0.07	½	½	½	0	1	1	0	½	½	½	½
6	FM Kislik, Erik Andrew		5.0	USA	M	2327	2239	-1.26	½	0	0	1	0	1	1	½	½	½	0
7	FM Brustkern, Juergen		5.0	GER	M	2283	2243	-0.55	0	1	½	1	0	0	1	½	½	0	½
8	Korpa, Bence		5.0	HUN	M	2165	2254	+1.33	0	1	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½
9	FM Tran, Tuan Minh		4.5	VIE	M	2284	2214	-1.06	½	0	1	0	0	½	1	0	½	½	½
10	IM Nagy, Ervin		4.5	HUN	M	2269	2216	-0.82	½	1	0	0	1	½	0	½	0	½	½
11	IM To, Nhat Minh		4.0	HUN	M	2375	2169	-3.04	½	0	½	½	0	½	0	½	½	½	½
12	FM Lyell, Mark		4.0	ENG	M	2197	2185	-0.14	½	0	0	½	0	0	0	1	1	0	1

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Rank	Name	Flags	Score	Fed.	M/F	Rating	TPR	W-We	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1	Szablowski, Pawel		8.0	POL	M	2340	2449	+1.51	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	½	½	1	½
2	IM Lengyel, Bela		7.5	HUN	M	2275	2413	+2.07	1	½	½	1	1	1	0	½	½	1	½
3	Tesik, Csaba		7.0	HUN	M	2275	2382	+1.57	1	1	1	0	1	0	½	½	½	½	1
4	IM Farago, Sandor		6.0	HUN	M	2292	2315	+0.32	½	½	½	1	1	0	1	½	½	½	0
5	CM Bhakti, Kulkarni		5.5	IND	F	2275	2280	+0.07	½	½	½	0	1	1	0	½	½	½	½
6	FM Kislik, Erik Andrew		5.0	USA	M	2327	2239	-1.26	½	0	0	1	0	1	1	½	½	½	0
7	FM Brustkern, Juergen		5.0	GER	M	2283	2243	-0.55	0	1	½	1	0	0	1	½	½	0	½
8	Korpa, Bence		5.0	HUN	M	2165	2254	+1.33	0	1	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½
9	FM Tran, Tuan Minh		4.5	VIE	M	2284	2214	-1.06	½	0	1	0	0	½	1	0	½	½	½
10	IM Nagy, Ervin		4.5	HUN	M	2269	2216	-0.82	½	1	0	0	1	½	0	½	0	½	½
11	IM To, Nhat Minh		4.0	HUN	M	2375	2169	-3.04	½	0	½	½	0	½	0	½	½	½	½
12	FM Lyell, Mark		4.0	ENG	M	2197	2185	-0.14	½	0	0	½	0	0	0	1	1	0	1

Rank	Name	Flags	Score	Fed.	M/F	Rating	TPR	W-We	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1	Szablowski, Pawel		8.0	POL	M	2340	2449	+1.51	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	½	½	1	½
2	IM Lengyel, Bela		7.5	HUN	M	2275	2413	+2.07	1	½	½	1	1	1	0	½	½	1	½
3	Tesik, Csaba		7.0	HUN	M	2275	2382	+1.57	1	1	1	0	1	0	½	½	½	½	1
4	IM Farago, Sandor		6.0	HUN	M	2292	2315	+0.32	½	½	½	1	1	0	1	½	½	½	0
5	CM Bhakti, Kulkarni		5.5	IND	F	2275	2280	+0.07	½	½	½	0	1	1	0	½	½	½	½
6	FM Kislik, Erik Andrew		5.0	USA	M	2327	2239	-1.26	½	0	0	1	0	1	1	½	½	½	0
7	FM Brustkern, Juergen		5.0	GER	M	2283	2243	-0.55	0	1	½	1	0	0	1	½	½	0	½
8	Korpa, Bence		5.0	HUN	M	2165	2254	+1.33	0	1	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½
9	FM Tran, Tuan Minh		4.5	VIE	M	2284	2214	-1.06	½	0	1	0	0	½	1	0	½	½	½
10	IM Nagy, Ervin		4.5	HUN	M	2269	2216	-0.82	½	1	0	0	1	½	0	½	0	½	½
11	IM To, Nhat Minh		4.0	HUN	M	2375	2169	-3.04	½	0	½	½	0	½	0	½	½	½	½
12	FM Lyell, Mark		4.0	ENG	M	2197	2185	-0.14	½	0	0	½	0	0	0	1	1	0	1

There were four more groups with 41 players involved from all over the world for FIDE-Ratings. The most interesting of these was the lower rated Development Group the battle of the youngest and the oldest generations.

Csetneki Mark (HUN) the youngest boy (9) won convincingly stumbling only once. He defeated experienced opponents some of them seven decades older than him.

Csetneki_Mark

The next First Saturday events at 5-15^th March will also take place at MEDOSZ Hotel Budapest which gives a pleasant venue for chess hopefully for a long term run.

Please enjoy watching a short video about the tournament made by Szabo Miklos local chess fan. You find it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ya7cJnpvM

Just push CTRL and click on the address given and you immediately get it.

More info with all games, a lot of photos and archives available at: www.firstsaturday.hu

Written by: IM Miklos Orso International Arbiter

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