Participation of three former European Youth Champions made the events particularly interesting this month. Two of them U10 European Champion (2009 Fermo) FM Gledura Benjamin (HUN) and U16 European Team Champion (2009 Pardubice) IM Mihok Oliver (HUN) playing in the GM group caused a lot of trouble for all of their more experienced opponents. U8 European Champion (2011 Albena) FM Krstulovic Alex (HUN) did the same in the FM-A section.
3 Hungarian European champion boys
The GM section brought success for IM Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy (VIE) who performed his first GM norm. He won his last four games of which the hardest one was against Gledura Benjamin in round last but one when the youngest player still had good chance to achieve his second IM norm.
IM Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy (VIE)
All the games are available either at First Saturday or at FIDE website.
Final Ranking of First Saturday GM Feb 2013
Rank
|
Name
|
Score
|
Fed.
|
M/F
|
Rating
|
TPR
|
W-We
|
SB
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
1
|
IM Nguyen, Huynh Minh Huy
|
6.5
|
VIE
|
M
|
2439
|
2610
|
+2.05
|
26.0
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
GM Gonda, Laszlo
|
6.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
2536
|
2558
|
+0.24
|
25.0
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
GM Czebe, Attila
|
5.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2488
|
2518
|
+0.39
|
20.5
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
4
|
GM Stefansson, Hannes
|
5.0
|
ISL
|
M
|
2496
|
2480
|
-0.23
|
24.5
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
5
|
IM Mihok, Oliver
|
4.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2442
|
2443
|
+0.03
|
20.0
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
6
|
FM Hujbert, Florian
|
4.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2427
|
2445
|
+0.23
|
19.0
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
7
|
IM Lizak, Peter
|
3.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2428
|
2365
|
-0.79
|
15.0
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
8
|
IM Saric, Sinisa
|
3.5
|
SRB
|
M
|
2418
|
2366
|
-0.65
|
13.75
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
9
|
FM Gledura, Benjamin
|
3.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2393
|
2369
|
-0.32
|
13.0
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
FM Rindlisbacher, Lars
|
2.5
|
SUI
|
M
|
2366
|
2286
|
-0.95
|
11.25
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
FM Hujbert, Florian (HUN) – almost IM-norm…
IM SARIC, Sinisa (SRB) from Novi Sad first time in Budapest
FM Lyell Mark (ENG) living in Hungary as a teacher won the IM section playing in sharp style. He is a usual participant in First Saturday events and usually Chairman of the Appeals Committee. It was his second IM norm here since he also made an outstanding performance in 2009.
FM LYELL, Mark (ENG)
Olympic player of Japan FM Kojima Shinya almost hit his second IM norm within three month spent in Hungary, but failed doing it in the last round against Koczo Kristof (HUN) who were fighting hard to avoid to be the last.
FM KOJIMA, Shinya /JAP/ - almost IM-norm performance
Zhou Guijue (CHN) the only female player of the group also failed in the last round when her WIM norm was so close.
Ms Zhou Guijue (CHN)
Final Ranking
Rank
|
Name
|
Score
|
Fed.
|
M/F
|
Rating
|
TPR
|
W-We
|
SB
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
1
|
FM Lyell, Mark
|
7.0
|
ENG
|
M
|
2200
|
2487
|
+3.31
|
26.5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
FM Kojima, Shinya
|
6.0
|
JPN
|
M
|
2368
|
2373
|
+0.04
|
27.5
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
IM Kislik, Erik Andrew
|
5.5
|
USA
|
M
|
2359
|
2329
|
-0.33
|
24.5
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
4
|
IM Szeberenyi, Adam
|
4.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2328
|
2252
|
-0.93
|
19.75
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
IM Szalanczy, Emil
|
4.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2234
|
2263
|
+0.34
|
17.75
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
FM Keschitz, Gyorgy
|
4.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2214
|
2265
|
+0.63
|
15.75
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
7
|
Zhou, Guijue
|
3.5
|
CHN
|
F
|
2178
|
2189
|
+0.10
|
14.25
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
Balint, Vilmos
|
3.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2254
|
2181
|
-0.94
|
14.0
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
Koczo, Kristof
|
3.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
2236
|
2138
|
-1.16
|
14.5
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
10
|
Farkas, Lajos Dr.
|
3.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
2228
|
2138
|
-1.06
|
12.0
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Borda Lajos (HUN) an experienced antique books trader in Budapest won the FM-A group. He is on the right way to achieve his dream in chess that is once to become a FIDE-Master.
BORDA, Lajos /HUN/
Yao Lan (CHN) a silent and fragile lovely little girl had a tough test fighting against strong male opponents. She will get her first FIDE rating points published on the list from 1st March.
Ms YAO, Lan (CHN)
Final Ranking of FM-A Feb 2013
Rank
|
Name
|
Score
|
Fed.
|
M/F
|
Rating
|
TPR
|
W-We
|
SB
|
PS
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
1
|
Borda, Lajos
|
7.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2115
|
2265
|
+1.30
|
31.5
|
36.0
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
+
|
2
|
Darazs, Zoltan
|
6.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
2109
|
2098
|
-0.02
|
25.25
|
26.0
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
Farkas, Richard
|
5.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2132
|
2044
|
-0.75
|
23.25
|
32.0
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
4
|
Juracsik, Jozsef
|
5.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2141
|
2096
|
-0.33
|
21.25
|
29.5
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
5
|
Yao, Lan
|
5.0
|
CHN
|
F
|
0
|
2058
|
+0.50
|
17.0
|
32.0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
6
|
Schenkerik, Csaba
|
3.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2111
|
1960
|
-1.52
|
17.0
|
10.0
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
FM Mayer, Istvan
|
3.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2038
|
1969
|
-0.71
|
13.25
|
14.5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
8
|
FM Krstulovic, Alex
|
3.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
1887
|
1944
|
+0.42
|
12.75
|
24.5
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
Gruz, Janos
|
3.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
1827
|
1951
|
+1.01
|
12.0
|
13.0
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
10
|
Nemeth, Otto
|
2.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
1771
|
1873
|
+0.60
|
9.25
|
7.5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
-
|
MARCU, Simon /SVK/- winner of the FM-B section
There was an FM-B group too and on Friday 1st February 2013 one day prior to the standard chess competitions there was the first FIDE Rated Rapid First Saturday event successfully held. It is going to be rated for the FIDE Rapid Rating list in every month this year.
Group photo of the 2013 Febr First Saturday participants
The Hotel MEDOSZ Budapest as always, offered nice and pleasant playing conditions.
More info with all games, photos and archives available at: www.firstsaturday.hu
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Written by: IM Miklos Orso International Arbiter
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