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Rajlich Iweta (POL) topped two active World Champions at First Saturday Budapest GM tournament 7-16th April |
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Friday, 20 April 2012 07:36 |
The greatest inspiration for Rajlich (formerly Radziewicz) Iweta was her lovely 21 month old little son while successfully fighting for her second GM norm. “I was in a difficult situation against GM Miso Cebalo (Senior World Champion 2009) but when Waclav Andrej appeared in the room in the arms of my husband I was lifted to heaven and found all the saving moves that proved to be so important later.”
WGM (IM) Rajlich Iweta (POL)
She returned to competitive chess last December and hit her second GM norm (the first was achieved also at First Saturday Budapest 2006) winning this unique GM event that could boast of the participation of two active World Champions.
IGM Miso Cebalo (CRO) – senior world champion 2009.
Besides GM Cebalo there played Fodor Tamas Jr. who is U10 Word Champion (Oropesa del Mar 2001).
Final Ranking of First Saturday GM April 2012
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Rank
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Name
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Score
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Fed.
|
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
|
7
|
8
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9
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1
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IM Rajlich, Iweta
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7.0
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POL
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F
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2422
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2616
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+2.20
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28.25
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1
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1
|
1
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½
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
|
2
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GM Simonian, Hrair
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6.0
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ARM
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M
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2469
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2516
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+0.56
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23.5
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½
|
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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1
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1
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½
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3
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FM Fodor, Tamas Jr.
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5.5
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HUN
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M
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2482
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2470
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-0.10
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22.25
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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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1
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0
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1
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½
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4
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GM Cebalo, Miso
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5.0
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CRO
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M
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2442
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2437
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-0.06
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21.75
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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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½
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1
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½
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5
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GM Varga, Zoltan
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5.0
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HUN
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M
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2440
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2437
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-0.06
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20.5
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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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1
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½
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½
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6
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Szabo, Bence
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4.5
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HUN
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M
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2317
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2408
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+1.08
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16.25
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½
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½
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0
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½
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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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7
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IM Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael
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4.0
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ESP
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M
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2266
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2371
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+1.23
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14.75
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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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0
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½
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½
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½
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8
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GM Flumbort, Andras Dr.
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3.5
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HUN
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M
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2530
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2304
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-2.68
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12.75
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½
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1
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0
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½
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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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9
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IM Estrada Nieto, Julian
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3.5
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MEX
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M
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2306
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2329
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+0.22
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12.75
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½
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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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½
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10
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FM Bach, Matthias
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1.0
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GER
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M
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2315
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2057
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-2.39
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5.25
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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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0
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0
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½
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The IM section brought no norms since fighting against seven experienced IM-s was too hard a task for the candidates but Padhya Saumil (IND) was the closest to it.
PADHYA, Saumil /IND/
IM Szeberenyi Adam came first topping IM Galyas Miklos who won the Budapest Spring Festival Open just a week earlier.
IM Szeberenyi, Adam /HUN/, IM group winner
Final Ranking of First Saturday GM April 2012
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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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IM Szeberenyi, Adam
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6.5
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HUN
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M
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2305
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2432
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+1.52
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27.75
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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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½
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1
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2
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IM Galyas, Miklos
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6.0
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HUN
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M
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2445
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2376
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-0.70
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26.0
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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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½
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½
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½
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½
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3
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IM Kislik, Erik Andrew
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5.5
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USA
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M
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2403
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2335
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-0.73
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21.75
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½
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½
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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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1
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½
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4
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Padhya Saumil
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5.0
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IND
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M
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2187
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2322
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+1.60
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20.25
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½
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1
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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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0
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½
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5
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IM Szalanczy, Emil
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5.0
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HUN
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M
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2249
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2281
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+0.33
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16.5
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1
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0
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1
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1
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½
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0
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0
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½
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+
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6
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Melkonyan, Vardan
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4.5
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ARM
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M
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2230
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2275
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+0.53
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17.25
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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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½
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½
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7
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IM Eperjesi, Laszlo Dr.
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4.0
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HUN
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M
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2206
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2281
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+0.77
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18.0
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½
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½
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0
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½
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1
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½
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½
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½
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-
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8
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IM Lengyel, Bela
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4.0
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HUN
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M
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2257
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2229
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-0.34
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15.25
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½
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1
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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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½
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1
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9
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IM Farago, Sandor
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3.0
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HUN
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M
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2296
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2142
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-1.85
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13.0
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0
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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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0
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1
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0
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10
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Vrhovnik, Damir
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1.5
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CRO
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M
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2124
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2013
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-1.13
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7.75
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0
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0
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½
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
0
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There were two more groups with intensive genuine fights for rating points. The event was played in the recently renewed large Conference Hall of the MEDOSZ Hotel Budapest which awaits chess-players now with a bright, air-conditioned ideal playing site.
MEDOSZ hotel tournament hall after renovation
IGM Benko, Pal (USA) 84 years old – observes the game of Ms. Wang (CHN).
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