Video from Aquaprofit Polgar Chess Day in Budapest

Aquaprofit Polgar Chess Day 2011 in Budapest, Hungary

The Aquaprofit Polgar Chess Day this year was a MAJOR success with a jam pack crowd in Budapest last Saturday.

Aquaprofit - Polgár Sakknap 2011

Aquaprofit - Polgár Sakknap 2011
Budapest, Hungary

Germany gold, Azerbaijan silver, Hungary bronze

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Team	Team	Games	+	=	-	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	10		Germany	GER	9	7	1	1	15	22.5	183.0	154.50	142.0
2	3		Azerbaijan	AZE	9	6	2	1	14	23.0	181.5	139.75	140.5
3	5		Hungary	HUN	9	5	3	1	13	23.0	167.5	117.25	128.0
4	4		Armenia	ARM	9	6	1	2	13	22.5	172.0	117.25	132.5
5	1		Russia	RUS	9	6	1	2	13	21.5	174.5	123.50	134.0
6	9		Netherlands	NED	9	5	2	2	12	19.0	180.0	118.25	140.5
7	7		Bulgaria	BUL	9	5	2	2	12	18.5	187.5	122.50	146.0
8	14		Poland	POL	9	4	3	2	11	22.0	159.0	95.25	124.0
9	17		Romania	ROM	9	5	1	3	11	20.0	163.5	87.00	135.0
10	13		Spain	ESP	9	5	1	3	11	19.5	183.0	108.50	142.0
11	22		Italy	ITA	9	5	1	3	11	19.0	164.0	91.25	135.5
12	18		Serbia	SRB	9	5	0	4	10	22.0	152.0	77.50	123.0
13	15		Georgia	GEO	9	4	2	3	10	22.0	140.5	71.25	116.0
14	11		Israel	ISR	9	4	2	3	10	20.0	170.5	93.25	131.0
15	2		Ukraine	UKR	9	4	2	3	10	19.0	172.0	90.25	132.5
16	12		Czech Rep.	CZE	9	3	4	2	10	18.5	178.0	97.50	139.5
17	21		Slovenia	SLO	9	4	2	3	10	17.5	185.0	101.00	144.0
18	20		Moldova	MDA	9	4	1	4	9	20.5	156.0	70.25	125.0
19	6		France	FRA	9	3	3	3	9	19.0	179.0	86.00	140.0
20	19		Greece	GRE	9	4	1	4	9	19.0	168.5	76.50	140.0
21	16		Croatia	CRO	9	3	3	3	9	17.0	178.5	83.25	142.0
22	8		England	ENG	9	3	2	4	8	18.5	172.0	71.50	133.5
23	26		Switzerland	SUI	9	3	2	4	8	18.5	145.0	56.75	119.5
24	27		Latvia	LAT	9	3	2	4	8	18.0	163.0	67.75	124.5
25	29		Montenegro	MNE	9	3	2	4	8	18.0	160.5	60.50	128.5

Full standings here: http://euro2011.chessdom.com/etcc-2011-standings-open-section

Women's top 5

Rk.	SNo		Team	Team	Games	+	=	-	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	1		Russia	RUS	9	8	1	0	17	25.5	177.0	165.50	137.5
2	5		Poland	POL	9	6	2	1	14	23.0	178.0	133.25	138.5
3	3		Georgia	GEO	9	7	0	2	14	22.5	181.0	134.00	139.0
4	2		Ukraine	UKR	9	6	0	3	12	21.5	180.0	110.50	138.0
5	12		France	FRA	9	6	0	3	12	21.0	172.5	107.50	133

Banusz wins 29th Balaton Nemzetközi Chess Festival

29th Balaton Nemzetközi Chess Festival

The 29th Balaton Nemzetközi Chess Festival took place from 18th to 26th October at the Assembly Hall of Major’s Office, 8380 Hévíz, Hungary.

GM Tamas Banusz won the main A Open by collecting 7.5 points from nine games. 48 players participated.

Hévíz is one of the most important resorts of health tourism in Hungary. The focal point of the spa is the unique thermal lake with its peat bottom and 4,4 hectares of surface area, the largest such lake in the world.

Tournament website

Final top 15 standings:

1 GM Banusz Tamas HUN 2552 - 7.5
2 GM Chernyshov Konstantin RUS 2559 - 7
3 GM Sergeev Vladimir UKR 2526 - 7
4 GM Pap Gyula HUN 2492 - 6.5
5 GM Czebe Attila HUN 2513 - 6
6 IM Andersen Mads DEN 2398 - 6
7 GM Cebalo Miso CRO 2478 - 6
8 Takacs Balazs HUN 2334 - 6
9 IM Kahn Evarth Dr HUN 2252 - 5.5
10 IM Gyorkos Lajos HUN 2395 - 5.5
11 Varga Melinda HUN 2139 - 5.5
12 FM Frink Ferenc HUN 2250 - 5.5
13 IM Pirisi Gabor HUN 2249 - 5.5
14 IM Sipos Istvan HUN 2452 - 5
15 GM Varga Zoltan HUN 2474 - 5
16 IM Boguszlavszkij Jevgenyij HUN 2240 - 5
17 CM Arjun Bharat IND 2156 - 5
18 IM Vegh Endre HUN 2267 - 5
19 Metaxasz Vaszilisz HUN 2165 - 5