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Open Chess tournament, 18th-27th March 2013
FM Hujbert Florian won the 29th Budapest Spring Festival Open
40 participants of 9 countries gathered in the Hotel MEDOSZ Budapest for the traditional Budapest Spring chess event. FM Hujbert Florian (HUN) proved that his first GM norm performed two weeks earlier at First Saturday GM at the same venue did not happen just accidentally or by luck. Again he showed up outstandingly high quality chess. He was the only one left unbeaten.
FM Hujbert, Flórián /HUN/, the winner
Koczo Kristof (HUN) had a great finish and his goal to reach the FIDE-Master title has come closer.
Koczo, Kristof /HUN/ - 2nd place
IM Nagy Ervin Dr. (HUN) who is a doctor of psychology in civilian life successfully returned to competitive chess.
Dr Nagy, Ervin /HUN/, 3rd place
The best woman player as young as 14, Gal Hanna Krisztina (HUN) lost her good chance for her first WIM norm in the last round.
Gál, Hanna /HUN/
Final Ranking of Budapest Spring Festival Open 18-27th March 2013
Rank
|
Name
|
Score
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Fed.
|
M/F
|
Rating
|
TPR
|
W-We
|
PS
|
BH
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
1
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FM Hujbert, Florian
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7.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
2429
|
2440
|
+0.16
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35.0
|
48.5
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
2
|
Koczo, Kristof
|
7.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
2219
|
2340
|
+1.48
|
32.5
|
48.5
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
3
|
IM Nagy, Ervin
|
6.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2256
|
2351
|
+1.25
|
35.0
|
49.5
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
4
|
FM Kubacsny, Laszlo
|
6.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2256
|
2269
|
+0.31
|
33.0
|
47.0
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
5
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IM Szalanczy, Emil
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6.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2237
|
2268
|
+0.49
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31.5
|
47.0
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
Piroska, Istvan
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6.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
2082
|
2218
|
+1.75
|
31.0
|
46.0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
7
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FM Keschitz, Gyorgy
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5.5
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HUN
|
M
|
2223
|
2256
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+0.50
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32.5
|
51.5
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
8
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Farkas, Richard
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5.5
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HUN
|
M
|
2121
|
2237
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+1.49
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30.5
|
49.0
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
9
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Juracsik, Jozsef
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5.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2136
|
2169
|
+0.64
|
29.5
|
43.5
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
10
|
IM Horvath, David
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5.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
2389
|
2281
|
-0.95
|
33.5
|
49.0
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
1
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½
|
0
|
0
|
-
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11
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FM Brustkern, J.
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5.0
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GER
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M
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2237
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2147
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-0.90
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29.0
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47.0
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1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
½
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12
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Gal, Hanna Krisztina
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5.0
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HUN
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F
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2057
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2163
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+1.25
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27.5
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46.5
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1
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
13
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Bodrogi, Mihaly
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5.0
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HUN
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M
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2076
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2052
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-0.18
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23.0
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39.5
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1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
½
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½
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½
|
1
|
14
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Cross, Ted
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5.0
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USA
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M
|
2041
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1993
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-0.47
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21.0
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34.5
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
15
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FM Bach, Matthias
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4.5
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GER
|
M
|
2263
|
2150
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-1.23
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29.0
|
46.5
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
16
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Lim, Kian Hwa
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4.5
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MAS
|
M
|
1839
|
2103
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+2.79
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25.0
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45.5
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½
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
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½
|
0
|
17
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Zentai, Peter
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4.5
|
HUN
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M
|
2269
|
2079
|
-2.15
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25.0
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43.5
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
18
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Borda, Lajos
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4.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
2135
|
2001
|
-1.35
|
22.5
|
38.5
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
19
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Opl, Klaus
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4.5
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AUT
|
M
|
2010
|
1923
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-0.99
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18.5
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37.0
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0
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
20
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Pogats, Jozsef Jr.
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4.5
|
HUN
|
M
|
1781
|
1914
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+1.52
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16.5
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33.0
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
1
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½
|
1
|
21
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Juhasz, Armin
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4.0
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HUN
|
M
|
2192
|
2044
|
-1.07
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24.0
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43.0
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
½
|
½
|
-
|
22
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Marjanovics, Gyorgy
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4.0
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HUN
|
M
|
2116
|
2022
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-0.86
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22.0
|
39.5
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
-
|
23
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Varga, Attila
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4.0
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HUN
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M
|
1758
|
1991
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+2.41
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21.5
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41.5
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
24
|
FM Letay, Gyula
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4.0
|
HUN
|
M
|
1967
|
1922
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-0.59
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20.0
|
37.0
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
25
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Simon, Lili
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4.0
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HUN
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F
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1876
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1942
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+0.57
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19.5
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38.0
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0
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
0
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-
|
26
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Kun, Joan
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4.0
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GER
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M
|
1859
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1920
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+0.70
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19.5
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38.0
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
27
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Domanski, Lukasz
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4.0
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POL
|
M
|
1594
|
1887
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+2.92
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19.5
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40.0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
28
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Horvath, Jeno K.
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4.0
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HUN
|
M
|
2029
|
1836
|
-2.21
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18.0
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38.0
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
29
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WCM Marjanovics, Annamaria
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3.5
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HUN
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F
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1921
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2037
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+0.94
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20.5
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39.0
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0
|
1
|
0
|
1
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½
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
-
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30
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Grimm, Gyorgy
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3.5
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HUN
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M
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2066
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1880
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-1.92
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20.0
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36.5
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½
|
0
|
1
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½
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½
|
½
|
0
|
½
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-
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31
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Csati, Oliver
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3.5
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HUN
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M
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1972
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1961
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-0.23
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18.5
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39.0
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0
|
1
|
0
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1
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½
|
0
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0
|
1
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-
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32
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Polyanszky-Tamasi, Zoltan
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3.5
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HUN
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M
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1811
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1848
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+0.34
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16.5
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35.5
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0
|
0
|
1
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½
|
0
|
1
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½
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½
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0
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33
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Schatzer, Andras
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3.5
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HUN
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M
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1782
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1868
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+0.86
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16.5
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34.5
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0
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½
|
0
|
1
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½
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½
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½
|
0
|
½
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34
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Wiman, Kenneth
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3.5
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SWE
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M
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1918
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1659
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-2.71
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12.0
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31.0
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0
|
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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0
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1
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+
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35
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Marcu, Simon
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3.0
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SVK
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M
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1910
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1871
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-0.53
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17.0
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40.0
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0
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1
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0
|
0
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1
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1
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0
|
0
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-
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36
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Allahverdi, Maryam
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2.5
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IRI
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F
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1807
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1777
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-0.47
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12.5
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33.5
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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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½
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0
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37
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Dlauchy, Peter
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2.5
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HUN
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M
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1832
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1711
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-1.50
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10.5
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33.5
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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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0
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0
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½
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½
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38
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Kutschker, Alexander
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2.0
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AUT
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M
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1778
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1773
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-0.06
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12.0
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33.5
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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1
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-
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-
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-
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39
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Mihaly, Zoltan
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2.0
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HUN
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M
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1803
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1531
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-2.12
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7.0
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29.5
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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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-
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½
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+
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0
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40
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Czipp, Janos
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2.0
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HUN
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M
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1426
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1454
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+0.12
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4.0
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28.5
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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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+
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0
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1
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The event run through in a friendly spirit with all foreigners satisfied with the playing conditions. The player from the most far away was Lim, Kian Hwa from Malaysia.
Lim, Kian Hwa (Malaysia)
Another bright spot of the tournament was an Asian woman player Allahverdi Maryam from Iran.
Allahverdi, Maryam /IRI/
They were tough opponents for everyone showing that difference in level of chess is fading away between the two continents.
The next events organized in the large and bright Conference Hall of the Hotel MEDOSZ are the continuing First Saturday series scheduled to 6-17th April.
These events are introduced by a 9 rounds Swiss 15 minutes each FIDE-Rated Rapid Chess event on the 5th of April.
More info and all the games are available at www.firstsaturday.hu
Contact: Nagy Laszlo IO, Tournament Director
Written by: IM Miklos Orso, International Arbiter
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