Sarkany-Aranytiz GM Budapest 2013 Rd1-IM Galyas(HUN)

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GM Hera Imre Jr. and IM Mihok, Oliver shared first with 6/9. IM Galyas finished in clear second with 5.5/9.

IM Galyas(standing on left) observing the action

Photo-Thomas Heyl

Rk.		Name	Rtg	FED	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts.
1	GM	Hera Imre Jr.	2567	HUN	*	½	1	0	½	1	½	1	1	½	6
2	IM	Mihok Oliver	2451	HUN	½	*	½	1	½	0	1	1	½	+	6
3	IM	Galyas Miklos	2409	HUN	0	½	*	½	1	1	½	½	½	1	5.5
4	FM	Jovanovic D	2402	SRB	1	0	½	*	½	½	1	½	1	0	5
5	GM	Medvegy Zoltan	2560	HUN	½	½	0	½	*	½	½	1	0	1	4.5
	IM	Hagen A	2415	DEN	0	1	0	½	½	*	½	0	1	1	4.5
7	GM	Gonda Laszlo	2538	HUN	½	0	½	0	½	½	*	½	1	+	4.5
8	FM	Vertetics Attila	2404	HUN	0	0	½	½	0	1	½	*	½	½	3.5
9	IM	Arngrimsson D	2385	ISL	0	½	½	0	1	0	0	½	*	+	3.5
10	IM	Ludwig Daniel	2479	USA	½	-	0	1	0	0	-	½	-	*	2

Here is the first round clash between IM Galyas and GM-elect Ludwig.

Galyas,Miklos (2409) - Ludwig,Daniel (2479)
King’s Indian 8.Be3 Ng4[E94]
Sarkany-Aranytiz GM 

Budapest, Hungary (1), 17.08.2013

Position 1
Black has given a piece for two pawns to break open the kingside. What do you recommend for black now?

Black to Play

23.Qb2

Czech Open A 2013 Rd7-IM Battey(USA)

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IM Battey(USA) has been based in Hungary for several years now. This is his instructive round 7 victory. IMs Battey and Kislik(USA) are two of a handful of foreign players based in Hungary.

Here is Battey's tough rd7 endgame victory against the popular King's Indian.

Man in motion

US results

SNo		Name	FIDE	FED	Pts.
57	IM	Smith Bryan	2456	USA	5
91	WGM	Nemcova Katerina	2382	USA	4
109	IM	Kislik Erik Andrew	2345	USA	5
125	IM	Battey Alexander	2304	USA	4.5

Battey,A (2304) - Sipila,V (2423) 
King’s Indian Classical 6…Na6[E91]
Czech Open A 2013 
Pardubice CZE (7.49), 25.07.2013

Position 1
White has more space and has a mild bind on the queenside. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

23...Nfd8

Position 2
White has a strong Nc5 but black has just threatened everything on the second rank with 44..Ra2. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

44...Ra2

FSFMA July 2013-FM Resika,N(USA)

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FM Resika Nathan A(USA) completely dominated the field with 9.5/10.

Americans in Budapest, 

FM Resika, Nathan(right) and Wu, Christopher(left)

Photo-Chessbase Report

Rk.		Name	Rtg	FED	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts.
1	FM	Resika Nathan	2186	USA	*	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	½	1	1	9.5
2		Kertesz Zsolt	2084	HUN	0	*	1	1	½	1	½	0	1	1	1	7
3		Juracsik Jozsef	2136	HUN	0	0	*	1	½	0	1	1	1	½	1	6
4		Andersen Soren	2115	DEN	0	0	0	*	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	6
5	FM	Juhasz Bela	2222	HUN	0	½	½	½	*	1	1	½	0	½	1	5.5
6		Farkas Richard	2198	HUN	0	0	1	0	0	*	1	½	1	½	1	5
7		Laza Szabolcs	1968	HUN	0	½	0	½	0	0	*	1	1	1	0	4
8	FM	Mayer Istvan	2050	HUN	0	1	0	0	½	½	0	*	0	½	1	3.5
9		Zhou Hao	0	CHN	½	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	*	0	1	3.5
10		Darazs Zoltan	2161	HUN	0	0	½	0	½	½	0	½	1	*	½	3.5
11		Steer Jozsef	1937	HUN	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	½	*	1.5

Game 1
Resika,N (2186) - Juracsik,J (2136)
English Symmetrical[A39]
FSFMA July 2013 

Budapest HUN (1.5), 06.07.2013

Position 1
White is on the verge of breaking through on the queenside so black is now rushing to generate something on the kingside. What do you recommend for white now?

White to Play

25...Ng5

Game 2
Farkas,R (2198) - Resika,N (2186)
King’s Indian Saemisch[E81]
FSFMA July 2013 

Budapest HUN (2.3), 07.07.2013

Position 1
White's position is tactically suspicious. The unprotected Ra1 is begging to be exploited. What do you recommend for Black?

Black to Play

22.Nd1

Coming to Budapest for Chess?

First Saturday Prices / FS Contact 
These are the most expensive tournaments in the city by far and offer no prizes. The target market is foreign tourists. Local players get an unadvertised discount fee which is a well guarded little secret.

The standard Hungarian player fee for FM groups is 12,000 HUF(40EUR/ 54USD; 54CAN). Foreigners see website list. Note that everything is negotiable and there are no prizes.

This is the price range for FS-FMA RRs.

Rating		HUF	EUR	USD	CAN
Low	High
	Unrated	59,220	200	264.92	272.84
1800	1900	53,298	180	238.43	245.56
1901	2000	47,376	160	211.94	218.28
2001	2100	41,454	140	185.45	190.99
2101	2200	35,532	120	158.95	163.71
2200	2250	29,610	100	132.46	136.42

Foreign players(for example FIDE 2000) are charged approximately QUADRUPLE the local player rates. 

Other Tournaments
Hidden from tourists are some real bargains. Budapest is the home of affordable tournaments. Many cheap tournaments are available, all with prizes and modest entry fees. 

Some diligent digging is required to find these events. Check the Hungarian Federation event listing for events.

For more information:
Hungarian Chess Federation Tournament Listing(Hungarian Language)
Budapest Entry Fees 2012(Scroll down to bottom of blog too)

Other RRs
I usually play 4-5 RRs per year for very modest entry fees. These events are harder to find and advertised only in Hungarian. Here is a nice example of an alternative Budapest RR event.

Frech Karolyi Final Standings-Group A
This tournament is one example of the hidden little gems Budapest has to offer. I played this event in June for the bargain price of 3,900HUF (14EUR/ 18USD/18CAN). This was net of the Budapest Tournament Card holder 10% discount.

Rank	Name	Score	Rating	TPR
1	Koczo, Kristof	7.5	2269	2355
2	Nagy, Aron	5.5	2140	2176
3	FM Juhasz, Bela	5.5	2222	2167
4	Kormos, Adam	5	2211	2131
5	Bodrogi, Mihaly	5	2109	2143
6	Stern, Tibor	4.5	2025	2109
7	Varga, Attila	4	2012	2067
8	Yip, Michael	3.5	2007	2031
9	Bodrogi, Laszlo	2.5	2036	1942
10	Zoldy, Robert	2	1975	1895

Entry Fee Range for 1 Game/Day RRs
Here is the entry fee range in Budapest for a FIDE 2000 player(as an example). This summary shows how far out of line with the overall market First Saturday is(approx 8X the average).

Round Robin	Rds	Prizes	HUF	EUR	USD	CAN	2013
Amator Cup	9	Yes	5,000	17.8	23	23	November
Torokves A RR	9	Yes	5,500	19.4	25	25	April
Frech Karolyi	9	Yes	4,000	14	18	18	June
Torokves A RR	9	Yes	5,500	19.4	25	25	Sept
First Saturday(FS-FMA)	9-11	No	40,800	140	180	181	Monthly
FS Price for Hungarians		No	12,000	41	53	53	Monthly

Battle of Senta 2013-GM Balog,I (HUN)

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Battle of Senta 2013/ Results
GM Drazic won with 7/9. GM Balog(HUN) finished with 5/9.

Hungarian Results

SNo		Name	Rtg	FED	Pts.	rtg+/-
1	GM	Balog Imre	2547	HUN	5	-22.4
23	WIM	Domany Zsofia	2158	HUN	5	6.6
35		Kovacs Arthur	1995	HUN	4	7.95

More About Senta,Serbia

Senta municipality is located in the north part of Bačka region, situated on the right bank of Tisa River. It is 42km away from the state border with Hungary. The Municipality of Senta covers the area of 293km². Besides the town of Senta, its administrative center, it includes the following settlements: Gornji Breg, Kevi, Bogaraš and Tornjoš.



Here is the feature game.

Balog,I (2547) - Sente,D (2082) 

King’s Indian Saemish[E81]
17th Battle of Senta Senta 

SRB (7.6), 18.07.2013

Position 1
Mutual attacks have begun. What do you recommend for white now?

White to Play

17...Kxf8