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First Saturday Budapest June events combined with Kuwaiti-Hungarian friendly meeting
Due to summer holidays there were less number of players for the regular tournament, however, it became a chess festival with a Kuwaiti-Hungarian children’s meeting added side by side during the last four days.
The Hotel MEDOSZ Rapid open a day before the main event also contributed to the festival ambience with its unusually high level.
The GM group was a 6 player double Round Robin event with a balanced field so nobody could achieve any FIDE-Title norms. The most experienced member of the group GM Akesson Ralph (SWE) won second time in Budapest within a year. His secret may be that apart from the results he likes Budapest.
IGM AKESSON (SWE)
Final Ranking of First Saturday GM 5-15th June 2014
Rank.
|
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Name
|
Rtg
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FED
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
Pts.
|
TB1
|
rtg+/-
|
1
|
GM
|
Akesson Ralf
|
2446
|
SWE
|
***
|
½ 1
|
1 ½
|
½ ½
|
1 ½
|
½ 1
|
7.0
|
32.50
|
16.4
|
2
|
IM
|
Wang Puchen
|
2450
|
NZL
|
½ 0
|
***
|
1 0
|
½ ½
|
½ 1
|
1 ½
|
5.5
|
25.00
|
0.2
|
|
GM
|
Berczes David
|
2481
|
HUN
|
0 ½
|
0 1
|
***
|
1 0
|
½ ½
|
1 1
|
5.5
|
25.00
|
-4.4
|
4
|
IM
|
Kislik Erik Andrew
|
2336
|
USA
|
½ ½
|
½ ½
|
0 1
|
***
|
½ ½
|
0 0
|
4.0
|
22.00
|
4.2
|
5
|
GM
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Seres Lajos
|
2444
|
HUN
|
0 ½
|
½ 0
|
½ ½
|
½ ½
|
***
|
½ ½
|
4.0
|
19.75
|
-13.6
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6
|
FM
|
Sean Winshand Cuhendi
|
2379
|
INA
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½ 0
|
0 ½
|
0 0
|
1 1
|
½ ½
|
***
|
4.0
|
18.25
|
-4.2
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Experienced IM-s dominated the IM group too. The youngest of them, IM Torma Robert (HUN) has proved not the first time that by now he is ready to start for the GM title.
IM TORMA (HUN)
Final Ranking of First Saturday IM 5-15th June 2014
Rk.
|
|
Name
|
Rtg
|
FED
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
Pts.
|
TB1
|
rtg+/-
|
1
|
IM
|
Torma Robert
|
2404
|
HUN
|
***
|
1 1
|
1 0
|
1 1
|
½ ½
|
1 1
|
8.0
|
35.50
|
8.2
|
2
|
IM
|
Pesotskyi Vitalii
|
2277
|
UKR
|
0 0
|
***
|
1 0
|
½ 1
|
0 ½
|
1 1
|
5.0
|
21.25
|
-2.4
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3
|
IM
|
Szalanczy Emil
|
2285
|
HUN
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0 1
|
0 1
|
***
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½ ½
|
0 ½
|
0 1
|
4.5
|
23.50
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-8.6
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4
|
IM
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Farago Sandor
|
2253
|
HUN
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0 0
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½ 0
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½ ½
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***
|
1 1
|
1 0
|
4.5
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19.00
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-3.6
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5
|
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Gumanny Evgeny
|
2137
|
ISR
|
½ ½
|
1 ½
|
1 ½
|
0 0
|
***
|
0 0
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4.0
|
22.25
|
29.4
|
6
|
FM
|
Lyell Mark
|
2223
|
ENG
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0 0
|
0 0
|
1 0
|
0 1
|
1 1
|
***
|
4.0
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17.00
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-5.1 |
The rating section has brought uncompromising fight for points and the highest rated Darazs Zoltan (HUN) won by showing up excellent tactical skills while the most experienced player, FM Bartha Sandor (HUN) came second starting competitive chess again after a 30 years break due to civilian occupations.
Final Ranking of First Saturday FM-A 5-15th June 2014
Rk.
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|
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Name
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Rtg
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FED
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
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Pts.
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TB1
|
rtg+/-
|
1
|
|
|
Darazs Zoltan
|
2108
|
HUN
|
*
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
+
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8.5
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36.75
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10.2
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2
|
|
FM
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Bartha Sandor
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2048
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HUN
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½
|
*
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
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1
|
1
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7.5
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31.75
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7.8
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3
|
|
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Lukacs Albert
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1943
|
HUN
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½
|
0
|
*
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
+
|
6.5
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26.75
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10.2
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4
|
|
|
Berta Sandor
|
2024
|
HUN
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
*
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
6.0
|
25.75
|
-9.9
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5
|
|
FM
|
Letay Gyula
|
1935
|
HUN
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
*
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
5.5
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27.75
|
0.9
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6
|
|
|
Bacsi Andras
|
1791
|
HUN
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
*
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
1
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5.0
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17.75
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23.9
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7
|
|
|
Steer Jozsef
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1893
|
HUN
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
*
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
4.5
|
18.75
|
-4.9
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8
|
|
|
Szlenka Attila
|
1802
|
HUN
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
*
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
4.5
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18.50
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13.9
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9
|
|
|
Marcu Simon
|
1859
|
SVK
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
*
|
1
|
½
|
3.0
|
11.00
|
-20.1
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10
|
|
|
Di Giovanni Vilmos
|
1795
|
HUN
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
*
|
1
|
2.5
|
8.75
|
-14.7
|
11
|
|
|
Gruz Janos
|
1761
|
HUN
|
-
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
*
|
1.5
|
6.50
|
-17.3
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There was a four day Scheveningen clash for seven Kuwaiti unrated children against rated Hungarian little boys about the same age in average. It has served as a training school for the Kuwaiti guests for continental events. They took lessons in the morning from professional coaches and had their rapid and blitz clashes in the afternoons. The event proved that the Hungarian youth are some steps ahead but Al Amiri Bader (KUW) and Al Mutairi Mohammed (KUW) were able to win games and only half a point was missing for them to get rated.
The three Alsabej sisters (KUW) could also see that a long term systematic work is necessary for achieving success but somehow they reminded us of the World famous Polgar sisters.
Kuwaiti chess children (the ALSABEJ sisters) with the arbiter and the organizer
The Hotel MEDOSZ Budapest rapid tournament started with 20 players with 8 titled including GM-s and IM-s too. GM Berczes David (HUN) won it with 7.5/9 presenting why he is so successful in time trouble situations.
All the events could be followed on Chess-Results refreshed daily.
Group photo of participants of June 2014 FS events
The Hotel MEDOSZ Budapest hosted the events with attentive hospitality. The large air-conditioned Conference Hall and the stylishly renewed restaurant room were ideal home for the six tournaments making all players contented.
The next First Saturday events are scheduled at 5-15th July with the Hotel MEDOSZ Budapest Rapid open a day before.
More info with all the games, photos and archive available at: www.firstsaturday.hu
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Photos by: Szabo Miklos and Nagy Laszlo
Written by: IM Miklos Orso International Arbiter
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