Stunning GM performance at First Saturday
Budapest 6-18th February
There were 57 players of AUT, CHN, ENG, IND, IRL, HUN, ROU, RUS, SCO, SRB, USA, VIE, competing in 6 groups.
GM: 13 year old RAPPORT Richard (HUN) hit his second GM norm with a stunning performance. He had the norm as early as after Round 10 but he won further 3 games with faultless play. He finished with TPR as high as 2680 collecting 34.2 rating points. His style optimally combines tactical and strategic elements.
Final Cross table of First Saturday GM Feb 2010
|
Rank |
Name |
Fed. |
Rating |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
Score |
|
1 |
IM Rapport, Richard |
HUN |
2444 |
x |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
10.0 |
|
2 |
IM Pap, Gyula |
HUN |
2478 |
½ |
x |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
9.0 |
|
3 |
GM Varga, Zoltan |
HUN |
2485 |
0 |
½ |
x |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
7.5 |
|
4 |
IM Sharma, Dinesh K. |
IND |
2344 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
x |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
6.5 |
|
5 |
GM Boros, Denes |
HUN |
2494 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
x |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6.5 |
|
6 |
IM Paschall, William M. |
USA |
2398 |
1 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
x |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
6.0 |
|
7 |
Yu, Lie |
CHN |
2359 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
x |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
0 |
6.0 |
|
8 |
GM Ilincic, Zlatko |
SRB |
2464 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
x |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
6.0 |
|
9 |
GM Farago, Ivan |
HUN |
2512 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
x |
0 |
1 |
½ |
0 |
4.5 |
|
10 |
IM Sahu, Sekhar Chandra |
IND |
2258 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
x |
½ |
½ |
1 |
4.5 |
|
11 |
WIM Padmini, Rout |
IND |
2294 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
x |
1 |
½ |
4.0 |
|
12 |
FM Platzgummer, Fabian |
AUT |
2401 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
x |
1 |
4.0 |
|
13 |
IM Quinn, Mark |
IRL |
2401 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
x |
3.5 |
Full results here.
There are so many strong young players these days it’s hardly correct to refer to yet another one as a “phenom”.