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German players on top at First Saturday Budapest 2-13th April events |
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Friday, 15 April 2011 06:08 |
There were 45 players at Budapest this month competing for title-norms and ratings. There is no need to introduce special rules at First Saturday events since the most ambitious players are gathering month by month showing up high level of fighting spirit regardless of the fact that there are no prizes on these events at all.
The GM section went on with average at 2410 so scoring 7 points of nine games would have meant a GM norm which proved too hard for anyone even to get close to it. Neither an IM norm was achieved since in the last round the most ambitious player, the winner of the event, GM Bindrich Falko (21, GER) defeated his fellow citizen Natsidis Cristoph who needed only a draw to reach the IM norm.
IGM Falko Bindrich (GER), winner of the GM-section
Final Ranking of First Saturday GM April 2011
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Rank
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Name
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Score
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Fed.
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M/F
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Rating
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TPR
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W-We
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SB
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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1
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GM Bindrich, Falko
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6.5
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GER
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M
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2523
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2564
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+0.53
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28.0
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1
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0
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½
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½
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1
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1
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1
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½
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1
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2
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IM Kargin, Arseny
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5.5
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RUS
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M
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2400
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2491
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+1.14
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22.0
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½
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½
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1
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0
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1
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½
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½
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½
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1
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3
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GM Vajda, Levente
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5.5
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ROU
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M
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2508
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2479
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-0.28
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21.5
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½
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1
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0
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1
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0
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½
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1
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½
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1
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4
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GM Gonda, Laszlo
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5.5
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HUN
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M
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2548
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2475
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-0.79
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20.25
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0
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½
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1
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1
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1
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½
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1
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½
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0
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5
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IM Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael
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4.5
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ESP
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M
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2317
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2421
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+1.22
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20.25
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½
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1
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0
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0
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1
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1
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0
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0
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1
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6
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IM D`Costa, Lorin A R
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4.5
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ENG
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M
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2441
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2407
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-0.42
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19.5
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½
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0
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1
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1
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1
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½
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0
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½
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0
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7
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FM Natsidis, Christoph
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4.5
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GER
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M
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2329
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2419
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+1.06
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19.0
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½
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½
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½
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1
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0
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1
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½
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½
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0
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8
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CM Antipov, Mikhail Al.
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4.0
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RUS
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M
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2379
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2371
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-0.10
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15.5
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½
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½
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½
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0
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0
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0
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1
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½
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1
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9
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Szabo, Bence
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2.5
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HUN
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M
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2359
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2250
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-1.31
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11.0
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½
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1
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0
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½
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0
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0
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0
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½
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0
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10
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Tesik, Csaba
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2.0
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HUN
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M
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2299
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2203
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-1.05
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8.0
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½
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0
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½
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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The IM section also brought the victory of a young German player. IM Hirneise Tobias showed up sharp tactical skills and achieved his goal of increasing his FIDE-Rating. 14 years old FM Oparin Grigoriy was accompanied and coached by GM Dolmatov Sergei and they proved again that the classical Russian chess school always guarantees high level. It was the fifth IM norm of the young talent and the IM title is now only a question of some more rating points.
Final Ranking of First Saturday IM April 2011
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Rank
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Name
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Score
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Fed.
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M/F
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Rating
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TPR
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W-We
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SB
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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1
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IM Hirneise, Tobias
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8.5
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GER
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M
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2431
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2482
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+0.72
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40.5
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1
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1
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1
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½
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0
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1
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1
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1
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½
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½
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1
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2
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FM Oparin, Grigoriy
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8.0
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RUS
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M
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2345
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2454
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+1.51
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44.5
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1
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1
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1
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0
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1
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½
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1
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½
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½
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1
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½
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3
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IM Lengyel, Bela
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7.0
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HUN
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M
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2296
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2386
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+1.31
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34.25
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1
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1
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1
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1
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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0
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4
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FM Tran, Tuan Minh
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7.0
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VIE
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M
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2295
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2386
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+1.32
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32.0
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1
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0
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1
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½
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½
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½
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0
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1
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½
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1
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1
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5
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Csonka, Balazs
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6.0
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HUN
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M
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2188
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2329
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+2.05
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28.5
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½
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0
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½
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½
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1
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½
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½
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½
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½
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1
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½
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6
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IM To, Nhat Minh
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6.0
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HUN
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M
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2345
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2315
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-0.49
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27.0
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0
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1
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0
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1
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½
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½
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½
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1
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½
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½
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½
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7
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Battey, Alexander
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5.0
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USA
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M
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2260
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2251
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-0.09
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25.0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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1
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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8
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FM Lamorelle, Julien
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5.0
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FRA
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M
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2342
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2243
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-1.43
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24.0
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1
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0
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½
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1
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0
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0
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1
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0
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½
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½
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½
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9
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FM Brustkern, Juergen
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4.5
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GER
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M
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2275
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2220
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-0.83
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19.25
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½
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1
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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½
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1
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½
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0
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10
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IM Nagy, Ervin
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4.0
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HUN
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M
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2261
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2185
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-1.11
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16.75
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0
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1
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0
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0
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½
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1
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½
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0
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½
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0
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½
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11
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Kantor, Gergely
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3.5
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HUN
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M
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2147
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2164
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+0.16
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19.0
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0
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0
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½
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½
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0
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½
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½
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½
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½
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0
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½
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12
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WIM Papp, Petra
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1.5
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HUN
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F
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2230
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1981
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-3.12
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8.25
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0
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0
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½
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0
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0
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½
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0
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0
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0
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0
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½
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IM Tobias Hirneise (GER), winner of the IM-group
FM Grigoriy Oparin (RUS), 14 year, this time the 5th IM-norm
There were two more groups with 23 players playing not only for rating points but simply for loving chess and for having good games. The FM-A section brought success of the girls over men. Erdos Boglarka (HUN) silver medallist at the Hungarian U18 Girls Ch won the tournament but Xu Fei (CHN) won the most rating points. Sanders Isaac B (13, ENG) the youngest of the group and best foreign player of the group may also say that it is worth trying in Budapest. His strong ambition and his extraordinary ability of deep concentration helped him winning more than 33 points.
Erdős Boglárka /HUN/, winner of the FM-A section
Xu, Fei /CHN/ won 35 ELO points now
Final Ranking of First Saturday FM-A April 2011
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Rank
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Name
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Score
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Fed.
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M/F
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Rating
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TPR
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W-We
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SB
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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1
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Erdos, Boglarka
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8.0
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HUN
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F
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2174
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2227
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+0.79
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38.0
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½
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½
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½
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1
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1
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½
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1
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1
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1
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0
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1
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2
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Darazs, Zoltan
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8.0
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HUN
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M
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2218
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2223
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+0.15
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41.75
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½
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1
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1
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0
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1
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1
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1
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½
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½
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½
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1
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3
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Sanders, Isaac B
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7.0
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ENG
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M
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2015
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2168
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+2.24
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32.25
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1
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½
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½
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½
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0
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1
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1
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1
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1
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0
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½
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4
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Chen, Yang
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7.0
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CHN
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M
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2033
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2167
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+1.94
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35.0
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½
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0
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½
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½
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½
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1
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1
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½
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1
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1
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½
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5
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Tran, Minh Thang
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6.0
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VIE
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M
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2077
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2097
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+0.26
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29.75
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½
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0
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1
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0
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1
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1
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0
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½
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1
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½
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½
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6
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Xu, Fei
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5.5
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CHN
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F
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1909
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2076
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+2.31
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26.5
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½
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1
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½
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½
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0
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0
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0
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1
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½
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½
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1
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7
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Borda, Lajos
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5.5
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HUN
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M
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2135
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2055
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-1.14
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29.75
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1
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1
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0
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1
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0
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½
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0
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½
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½
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1
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0
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8
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Juracsik, Jozsef
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5.5
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HUN
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M
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2228
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2047
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-2.49
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25.75
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½
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1
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0
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½
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1
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1
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0
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½
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0
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1
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0
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9
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Farkas, Richard
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5.0
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HUN
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M
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2001
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2032
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+0.44
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24.25
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1
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0
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1
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1
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0
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0
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½
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0
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0
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1
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½
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10
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Kiss, Peter
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3.0
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HUN
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M
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1902
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1902
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-0.10
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15.25
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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½
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0
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½
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1
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11
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Zala, Gyula
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3.0
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HUN
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M
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2074
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1886
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-2.70
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14.75
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0
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1
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1
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0
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½
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0
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0
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0
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½
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0
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0
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12
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Csillag, Janos
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2.5
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HUN
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M
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1978
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1859
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-1.70
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11.0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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1
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0
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½
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0
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0
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0
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0
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The next First Saturday events are scheduled at 7-18th May also in the MEDOSZ Hotel Budapest. More info with all the games, a lot of photos, videos and archives are available at www.firstsaturday.hu
Written by IM Miklos Orso Chief Arbiter
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