| FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1993-1996 |
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| Zonal 1.4a play-off :: Budapest 1993 |
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Crosstable
The four tied for 2nd place in zonal 1.4a and played-off for two remaining interzonal tickets.
Ftáčnik qualified to the interzonal by virtue of better tie-break from the group stage (elimination rule).
Round by round results
| 1st round |
| IM Gdański, Jacek |
 |
2480 |
½ - ½ |
2580 |
 |
GM Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander |
| GM Polgár, Judit |
 |
2595 |
1 - 0 |
2535 |
 |
GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír |
| 1. Polgár 1; 2.-3. Wojtkiewicz, Gdański ½; 4. Ftáčnik 0; |
| 2nd round |
| GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír |
 |
2535 |
½ - ½ |
2580 |
 |
GM Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander |
| GM Polgár, Judit |
 |
2595 |
1 - 0 |
2480 |
 |
IM Gdański, Jacek |
| 1. Polgár 2; 2. Wojtkiewicz 1; 3.-4. Ftáčnik, Gdański ½; |
| 3rd round |
| IM Gdański, Jacek |
 |
2480 |
½ - ½ |
2535 |
 |
GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír |
| GM Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander |
 |
2580 |
1 - 0 |
2595 |
 |
GM Polgár, Judit |
| 1.-2. Polgár, Wojtkiewicz 2; 3.-4. Ftáčnik, Gdański 1; |
| 4th round |
| GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír |
 |
2535 |
0 - 1 |
2595 |
 |
GM Polgár, Judit |
| GM Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander |
 |
2580 |
½ - ½ |
2480 |
 |
IM Gdański, Jacek |
| 1. Polgár 3; 2. Wojtkiewicz 2½; 3. Gdański 1½; 4. Ftáčnik 1; |
| 5th round |
| IM Gdański, Jacek |
 |
2480 |
½ - ½ |
2595 |
 |
GM Polgár, Judit |
| GM Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander |
 |
2580 |
0 - 1 |
2535 |
 |
GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír |
| 1. Polgár 3½; 2. Wojtkiewicz 2½; 3.-4. Ftáčnik, Gdański 2; |
| 6th round |
| GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír |
 |
2535 |
1 - 0 |
2480 |
 |
IM Gdański, Jacek |
| GM Polgár, Judit |
 |
2595 |
½ - ½ |
2580 |
 |
GM Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander |
| 1. Polgár 4; 2.-3. Ftáčnik, Wojtkiewicz 3; 4. Gdański 2; |
Information
| Zonal 1.4a play-off |
| Dates: |
15th - March 1993 |
| City: |
Budapest (Hungary) |
| Venue: |
Beke hotel |
| Organizers: |
|
| Chief Arbiter: |
IA Janos Tompa (HUN) |
| Players participating: |
4 (incl. 3 GMs, 1 IM) |
| Games played: |
12 |
| Competition format: |
Double Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: |
none |
| Time control: |
|
| PGN game file: |
wc1996-zonal14aplayoff.pgn |