Four players tied for first in the Hévíz Invitational. The event’s lowest rated player, GM Csaba Balogh, the only player who went undefeated, finished first on tie-breaks.
Final round results:
GM Almasi, Zoltan HUN 2667 – GM Balogh, Csaba HUN 2575 ½-½
GM Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter ROU 2684 – GM Vallejo Pons, Francisco ESP 2675 ½-½
GM Naiditsch, Arkadij GER 2638 – GM Mikhalevski, Victor ISR 2632 1-0
Final Standings:
1 GM Balogh, Csaba 5.5 HUN 2575
2 GM Naiditsch, Arkadij 5.5 GER 2638
3 GM Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter 5.5 ROU 2684
4 GM Almasi, Zoltan 5.5 HUN 2667
5 GM Vallejo Pons, Francisco 4.5 ESP 2675
6 GM Mikhalevski, Victor 3.5 ISR 2632
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It’s somewhat remarkable that someone achieving draws in 9 out of 10 games gets to finish first place. Has this ever happened??
4 of the 6 players tied for 1st? Unreal!