Rajlich Iweta (POL) topped two active World Champions
at First Saturday Budapest GM tournament 7-16th April.
The greatest inspiration for Rajlich (formerly Radziewicz) Iweta was her lovely 21 month
old little son while successfully fighting for her second GM norm. “I was in a difficult
situation against GM Miso Cebalo (Senior World Champion 2009) but when Waclav Andrej
appeared in the room in the arms of my husband I was lifted to heaven and found all the
saving moves that proved to be so important later.”
WGM (IM) Rajlich Iweta (POL)
She returned to competitive chess last December and hit her second GM norm (the first was
achieved also at First Saturday Budapest 2006) winning this unique GM event that could
boast of the participation of two active World Champions.
IGM Miso Cebalo (CRO) – senior world champion 2009.
Besides GM Cebalo there played Fodor Tamas Jr. who is U10 Word Champion (Oropesa
del Mar 2001).
Final Ranking of First Saturday GM April 2012
Rank Name
Flags Score Fed. M/F Rating TPR
WWe
SB
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1
IM Rajlich, Iweta
7.0
POL F
2422
2616 +2.20 28.25 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½
2
GM Simonian, Hrair
6.0
ARM M
2469
2516 +0.56 23.5
3
FM Fodor, Tamas Jr.
5.5
HUN M
2482
2470 -0.10 22.25 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½
4
GM Cebalo, Miso
5.0
CRO M
2442
2437 -0.06 21.75 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½
5
GM Varga, Zoltan
5.0
HUN M
2440
2437 -0.06 20.5
6
Szabo, Bence
4.5
HUN M
2317
2408 +1.08 16.25 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 ½
7
IM Rodriguez Lopez,
Rafael
4.0
ESP M
2266
2371 +1.23 14.75 ½ 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½
8
GM Flumbort, Andras Dr.
3.5
HUN M
2530
2304 -2.68 12.75 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½
9
IM Estrada Nieto, Julian
3.5
MEX M
2306
2329 +0.22 12.75 ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½
10
FM Bach, Matthias
1.0
GER M
2315
2057 -2.39 5.25
½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½
½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½
0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½
The IM section brought no norms since fighting against seven experienced IM-s was too hard
a task for the candidates but Padhya Saumil (IND) was the closest to it.
PADHYA, Saumil /IND/
IM Szeberenyi Adam came first topping IM Galyas Miklos who won the Budapest Spring
Festival Open just a week earlier.
IM Szeberenyi, Adam /HUN/, IM group winner
Final Ranking of First Saturday GM April 2012
Rank Name
Flags Score Fed. M/F Rating TPR W-We SB
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1
IM Szeberenyi, Adam
6.5
HUN M
2305
2432 +1.52 27.75 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1
2
IM Galyas, Miklos
6.0
HUN M
2445
2376 -0.70 26.0
3
IM Kislik, Erik Andrew
5.5
USA M
2403
2335 -0.73 21.75 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½
4
Padhya Saumil
5.0
IND M
2187
2322 +1.60 20.25 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 0 ½
5
IM Szalanczy, Emil
5.0
HUN M
2249
2281 +0.33 16.5
6
Melkonyan, Vardan
4.5
ARM M
2230
2275 +0.53 17.25 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½
7
IM Eperjesi, Laszlo Dr.
4.0
HUN M
2206
2281 +0.77 18.0
8
IM Lengyel, Bela
4.0
HUN M
2257
2229 -0.34 15.25 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1
9
IM Farago, Sandor
3.0
HUN M
2296
2142 -1.85 13.0
0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0
10
Vrhovnik, Damir
1.5
CRO M
2124
2013 -1.13 7.75
0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0
½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½
1 0 1 1 ½ 0 0 ½ +
½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ -
There were two more groups with intensive genuine fights for rating points. The event was
played in the recently renewed large Conference Hall of the MEDOSZ Hotel Budapest
which awaits chess-players now with a bright, air-conditioned ideal playing site.
MEDOSZ hotel tournament hall after renovation
IGM Benko, Pal (USA) 84 years old – observes the game of Ms. Wang (CHN).
The next First Saturday tournaments are scheduled between 5-16th May.
Contact: IO Nagy Laszlo e-mail: [email protected]
More info with all games photos and archive: www.firstsaturday.hu
Written by: IM Miklos Orso Chief Arbiter