Almasi leads in Héviz

After six rounds, the Hungarian Zoltan Almasi leads in his own country. In the small town of Héviz, Hungary a strong round roubin is being held.

From 18 till 28 March, a six-player double round-robin is held in Héviz, Hungary, 200 km south-west of Budapest (just above the Balaton Lake). The town is famous for the Hévíz Thermal Lake, with its curative water.

Just 200 meters from the lake, the venue is located: the Palace Hotel.

After six of the ten rounds, Zoltan Almasi leads:

Héviz GM Tournament 2008

Rank	Name	Score	Fed.	BH	SB	Rating	TPR	W-We
1	GM Almasi, Zoltan	4.0	HUN	16.0	10.0	2667	2764	+0.76
2	GM Naiditsch, Arkadij	3.5	GER	18.0	10.0	2638	2710	+0.61
3	GM Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	3.5	ROM	18.0	10.0	2684	2695	+0.13
4	GM Balogh, Csaba	3.0	HUN	17.0	8.5	2575	2662	+0.73
5	GM Mikhalevski, Victor	2.0	ISR	20.0	5.25	2632	2526	-0.84
6	GM Vallejo Pons, Francisco	2.0	ESP	19.0	6.75	2675	2504	-1.39

Here are two interesting games from this tournament:

Zoltan Almasi

Csaba Balogh

Arkadij Naditisch - Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu

Viktor Mikhalevsky

Francisco Vallejo Pons

Photos © http://www.palace-heviz.hu

Links:

• Tournament website
• Games thus far in PGN