V4 Int Open ch-SVK 2013 Rd9-GM Banusz,T(HUN)

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IM Krnan,Tomas(CAN) took clear first with 7.5/9. Hungarians GM Banusz and IM Nagy,Gabor were right behind in a group with 7/9.

Krnan was 2.5/4 against the GMs he faced.

More on Banska Stiavnica-Host of the V4 Int Open Ch



Hungarian Results

Rk.		Name	FED	FIDE	Pts.	rtg+/-
2	GM	Banusz Tamas	HUN	2588	7	6.6
7	IM	Nagy Gabor	HUN	2449	7	3.7
9	IM	Bokros Albert	HUN	2439	6.5	5.8
11	FM	Korpa Bence	HUN	2308	6.5	20.7
14	GM	Fodor Tamas Jr.	HUN	2455	6.5	-4
15	FM	Gledura Benjamin	HUN	2421	6.5	-7
18	IM	Aczel Gergely	HUN	2451	6	-8.2
19		Nemeth Denes	HUN	2257	6	27
75	WIM	Horvath Julia	HUN	2183	4.5	3.2
90		Rabovszky Gyorgy	HUN	1923	4.5	13.9
92	FM	Pesztericz Laszlo	HUN	2132	4.5	-27.5
99		Lovas Miklos	HUN	1975	4.5	-7.3

Winner IM Krnan's(CAN) Results by Round

Rd.		Name	FIDE	FED	Pts.	Res.
1		Sosovicka Matej	2102	SVK	5.5	s 1
2		Juhar Roman	2213	SVK	5	w 1
3		Oszczanowski Witold	1936	POL	5	s 1
4	GM	Markos Jan	2580	SVK	7	w ½
5	IM	Repkova Eva	2374	SVK	6	s 1
6	IM	Pacher Milan	2455	SVK	6	w 1
7	GM	Petrik Tomas	2512	SVK	6.5	w 1
8	GM	Banusz Tamas	2588	HUN	7	s ½
9	GM	Michalik Peter	2579	SVK	7	w ½

Overall Standings
IM Krnan,Tomas(CAN) took clear first with 7.5/9. Hungarians GM Banusz and IM Nagy,Gabor were right behind in a group with 7/9.

Rk.		Name	FED	FIDE	Pts.	rtg+/-
1	IM	Krnan Tomas	CAN	2411	7.5	27.8
3	GM	Michalik Peter	SVK	2579	7	4.1
4	GM	Markos Jan	SVK	2580	7	4.2
5		Repka Christopher	SVK	2361	7	20.4
2	GM	Banusz Tamas	HUN	2588	7	6.6
7	IM	Nagy Gabor	HUN	2449	7	3.7
6	IM	Cernousek Lukas	CZE	2454	7	2.8
8	GM	Petrik Tomas	SVK	2512	6.5	-1.6
12	FM	Vojtek Vladimir	SVK	2278	6.5	19.6
13	IM	Lanc Alois	SVK	2369	6.5	-6.4
10	IM	Leniart Arkadiusz	POL	2473	6.5	-3.5
9	IM	Bokros Albert	HUN	2439	6.5	5.8
11	FM	Korpa Bence	HUN	2308	6.5	20.7
14	GM	Fodor Tamas Jr.	HUN	2455	6.5	-4
15	FM	Gledura Benjamin	HUN	2421	6.5	-7

Here is GM Banusz's rd5 game

Likavsky,Tomas (2458) - Banusz,Tamas (2588)

Slav 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 [D12]

V4 Int Open ch-SVK 2013

Banska Stiavnica (5.1), 10.07.2013

Position 1
Material is even and both sides attack each other's pawns. What do you recommend for black?

Black to Play

36.Qxa6

Here is IM Krnan's rd7 game with GM Petrik

Krnan,Tomas (2411) - Petrik,Tomas (2512)

French Winawer [C16]

V4 OPEN

International Championship of Banska Stiavnica (7.2), 12.07.2013

Position 1
The position is tense. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

25...Qg8

30th Ciocaltea Mem 2013-GM Fodor,T(HUN)

TWIC 959

Victor Ciocâltea Memorial Tournament

Victor Ciocâltea was many times Romanian champion.

Biography Victor Ciocâltea Wikipedia

Ciocâltea was Romanian Champion in 1952, 1959, 1961, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, and 1979. He played for Romania in eleven Chess Olympiads from 1956 to 1982.

Victor Ciocâltea

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He was a participant of four zonal FIDE tournaments (1954–1982) and many international tournaments. 

• 1962, he tied for 1st–2nd in Sofia. 
• 1966/67, he tied for 1st–2nd with Dragoljub Čirić in Reggio Emilia. 
• 1968/69, he tied for 1st–4th in Reggio Emilia. 
• 1973, he won in Tunis. 
• 1974, he tied for 1st with László Szabó in Dortmund. 
• 1975, he won in Bucharest. 
• 1979, he won in Satu Mare. 
• 1980, he won in Călimăneşti. 
• 1981, he won in Val Thorens. 

Ciocâltea died at the chess table, while playing a chess game at a Spanish tournament in September 1983.

In the feature game, Hajbok,R got the better of GM Fodor,T jr with strong positional pressure. 

22...Qf8

Hajbok used the original regrouping 23.Nb1!?( with the idea of Nd2-f3 etc) and followed up nicely in a BB vs.BN ending.

Hajbok,R (2339) - Fodor,T jr (2503)
Italian 6.h3 h6[C50]
30th Ciocaltea Mem 2013 Bucharest ROU (10.5), 24.03.2013

Position 1

White's bishops are a dominating force. How should white continue?

White to Play

34...Nxg7

Caissa GM Sept 2012-IM Fodor,T jr(HUN)

Fodor,T jr(HUN) won with 7.5/10 getting a GM norm in the process in this small double RR event.

Fodor,T jr

Rank	Name	FIDE	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
1	Fodor,T jr	2487	**	½½	½1	1½	1½	1	6.5/9
2	Sax,G	2451	½½	**	½1	½½	½½	½1	6.0/10
3	Ashwin,J	2473	½0	½0	**	½½	1½	11	5.5/10
4	Groszpeter,A	2481	0½	½½	½½	**	½½	½½	4.5/10
5	Ilincic,Z	2450	0½	½½	0½	½½	**	½½	4.0/10
6	Gupta,B	2218	0	½0	0	½½	½½	**	2.5/9