Almasi leads in HĂ©viz
25 March 2008 16:53 PM | Last modified: 17:03
After six rounds, the Hungarian Zoltan Almasi leads in his own country. In the small town of HĂ©viz, Hungary a strong round roubin is being held.
From 18 till 28 March, a six-player double round-robin is held in HĂ©viz, Hungary, 200 km south-west of Budapest (just above the Balaton Lake). The town is famous for the HĂ©vĂz 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:
HĂ©viz 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
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Hungarians usually write their names, only after it their surnames. For example:
Almási Zoltán
LĂ©kĂł PĂ©ter
Polgár Judit
and so on. I’ve seen an article on chessbase about indian names, and i found it interesting, so, hungarian names could be interesting too.
Nisipeanu has a very nice hair in my opinion. I bet he often listens to rock music
Great tournament, by the way.