Banusz wins 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