After 9 rounds, Csaba Balogh of Hungary is the only player who has not lost a game. Today, he defeated tournament leader Naiditsch to surge into a tie for first in Hévíz with fellow Hungarian GM Almasi and Romanian GM Nisipeanu.
Round 9 results:
GM Balogh, Csaba HUN 2575 – GM Naiditsch, Arkadij GER 2638 1-0
GM Vallejo Pons, Francisco ESP 2675 – GM Almasi, Zoltan HUN 1/2
2667 GM Mikhalevski, Victor ISR – 2632 GM Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter ROU 2684 1/2
Standings after 9 rounds:
1-3 GM Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter 5.0 ROU 2684
1-3 GM Almasi, Zoltan 5.0 HUN 2667
1-3 GM Balogh, Csaba 5.0 HUN 2575
4 GM Naiditsch, Arkadij 4.5 GER 2638
5 GM Vallejo Pons, Francisco 4.0 ESP 2675
6 GM Mikhalevski, Victor 3.5 ISR 2632
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Home field advantage for the Hungarians 🙂