13 year old Hungaria phenom Richard Rapport won again in round 8 to lead the 2010 Gotth’ Art Cup. He also earned his final GM norm with one round to spare.

Round 8 results:

Portisch, Lajos – Ftacnik, Lubomir ½-½
Prohaszka, Peter – Vajda, Levente ½-½
Neubauer, Martin – Banusz, Tamas ½-½
Bokros, Albert – Beliavsky, Alexander ½-½
Fodor, Tamas jr – Rapport, Richard 0-1

Standings after 8 rounds:

1. Rapport, Richard f HUN 2444 6 2705
2. Beliavsky, Alexander g SLO 2657 5½ 2639
3. Portisch, Lajos g HUN 2519 5 2607
4. Banusz, Tamas m HUN 2517 4½ 2551
5. Prohaszka, Peter m HUN 2501 4 2502
6-7. Vajda, Levente g ROU 2519 3½ 2467
6-7. Neubauer, Martin m AUT 2465 3½ 2467
8-9. Ftacnik, Lubomir g SVK 2546 3 2415
8-9. Bokros, Albert m HUN 2479 3 2421
10. Fodor, Tamas jr f HUN 2417 2 2305

B Group

1. Rudolf, Anna wg HUN 2283 6 2530
2. Gergacz, Attila f HUN 2421 5½ 2448
3-4. Lorand, Norbert f HUN 2346 5 2429
3-4. Nagy, Gabor HUN 2278 5 2438
5. Paschall, William m USA 2398 4½ 2350
6. Szabo, Bence HUN 2261 4 2334
7-8. Baratosi, Daniel f ROU 2396 3½ 2275
7-8. Biro, Sandor m ROU 2298 3½ 2294
9-10. Feher, Adam HUN 2260 1½ 2092
9-10. Banas, Jan m SVK 2341 1½ 2067

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